Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Metro in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 28th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.55 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.52. The consensus estimate for Metro's current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metro's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS.
Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. CIBC lifted their price target on Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. National Bankshares upped their price target on shares of Metro from C$89.00 to C$94.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Metro from C$98.00 to C$99.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Scotiabank upped their target price on shares of Metro from C$98.00 to C$100.00 in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered Metro from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Metro has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of C$93.56.
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Metro Stock Up 1.2 %
Shares of TSE MRU traded up C$1.09 during midday trading on Friday, hitting C$92.09. 297,760 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 390,220. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is C$91.24 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$86.58. The company has a market cap of C$20.50 billion, a PE ratio of 22.52, a P/E/G ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. Metro has a twelve month low of C$68.12 and a twelve month high of C$94.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.41.
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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.
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