Q4 EPS Estimates for Metro Raised by National Bank Financial

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU - Free Report) - Investment analysts at National Bank Financial raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Metro in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 1st. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will earn $1.17 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.16. The consensus estimate for Metro's current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metro's Q2 2026 earnings at $1.18 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on MRU. Scotiabank raised their target price on Metro from C$98.00 to C$100.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Metro from C$98.00 to C$99.00 in a report on Thursday, January 30th. National Bankshares increased their price target on shares of Metro from C$94.00 to C$102.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of Metro from C$96.00 to C$110.00 in a research report on Friday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of C$96.00.

Metro Stock Performance

Shares of TSE MRU traded up C$1.73 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching C$98.69. The company had a trading volume of 192,223 shares, compared to its average volume of 514,300. Metro has a 1 year low of C$69.19 and a 1 year high of C$103.59. The business's 50-day simple moving average is C$94.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$90.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.29. The stock has a market cap of C$21.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.78, a P/E/G ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08.

Metro Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th were paid a dividend of $0.37 per share. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.50%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 13th. This is a positive change from Metro's previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. Metro's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.93%.

Metro Company Profile

Metro Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer, franchisor, distributor, and manufacturer in the food and pharmaceutical sectors in Canada. The company operates supermarkets, discount, neighborhood, and specialty stores that provide fresh and grocery products, baked goods, prepared food products, meats, dairy products, fruits and vegetables, frozen food products, bakery products, delicatessen items, and pastries.