Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for TSE:L Q3 Earnings

Loblaw Companies Limited (TSE:L - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Loblaw Companies in a report released on Wednesday, November 13th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will earn $2.65 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.66. The consensus estimate for Loblaw Companies' current full-year earnings is $9.12 per share.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Desjardins upped their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$172.00 to C$190.00 in a report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$160.00 to C$180.00 in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$183.00 to C$205.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. TD Securities cut their price target on Loblaw Companies from C$203.00 to C$202.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, National Bankshares upped their target price on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$188.00 to C$195.00 in a report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$191.29.

Loblaw Companies Trading Down 1.9 %

Shares of L traded down C$3.51 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching C$177.98. The company's stock had a trading volume of 367,055 shares, compared to its average volume of 356,066. The company's fifty day moving average price is C$177.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$168.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 163.32. Loblaw Companies has a 52 week low of C$116.81 and a 52 week high of C$188.77. The stock has a market cap of C$54.35 billion, a PE ratio of 27.50, a P/E/G ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.17.

Loblaw Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Sunday, December 15th will be issued a $0.513 dividend. This represents a $2.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.15%. Loblaw Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.06%.

Loblaw Companies Company Profile

Loblaw Companies Limited, a food and pharmacy company, provides grocery, pharmacy and healthcare services, health and beauty products, apparels, general merchandise, financial services, and wireless mobile products and services in Canada. It operates in two segments, Retail and Financial Services. The Retail segment operates corporate and franchise-owned retail food, and associate-owned drug stores.