Metro Q3 EPS Forecast Lowered by National Bank Financial

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU - Free Report) - Analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Metro in a report issued on Tuesday, April 1st. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.54 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.55. The consensus estimate for Metro's current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metro's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.54 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.85 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.85 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.86 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on MRU. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Metro from C$98.00 to C$99.00 in a report on Thursday, January 30th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Metro from C$96.00 to C$110.00 in a report on Friday, April 4th. Scotiabank raised their target price on Metro from C$98.00 to C$100.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, National Bankshares boosted their price target on Metro from C$94.00 to C$102.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of C$96.00.

Metro Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of TSE:MRU traded up C$0.87 during trading on Friday, reaching C$97.81. The stock had a trading volume of 166,613 shares, compared to its average volume of 518,580. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is C$94.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$90.43. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.29. Metro has a one year low of C$69.19 and a one year high of C$103.59. The company has a market capitalization of C$21.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.58, a PEG ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08.

Metro Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th were given a dividend of $0.37 per share. This is a positive change from Metro's previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 13th. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.51%. 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.