Analysts Set Expectations for Metro's Q2 Earnings (TSE:MRU)

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Desjardins boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Metro in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.03 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.98. The consensus estimate for Metro's current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Metro's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.15 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.82 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.33 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on MRU. Scotiabank raised their price objective on Metro from C$98.00 to C$100.00 in a report on Thursday. CIBC raised their price objective on Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a report on Thursday, November 21st. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Metro from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from C$92.00 to C$96.00 in a report on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada lowered Metro from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, National Bankshares increased their target price on Metro from C$89.00 to C$94.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. 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, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of C$93.56.

Metro Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of Metro stock traded up C$0.19 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching C$91.00. The stock had a trading volume of 585,133 shares, compared to its average volume of 395,566. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of C$91.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$86.51. The firm has a market capitalization of C$20.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.25, a P/E/G ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18. Metro has a 1 year low of C$68.12 and a 1 year high of C$94.86.

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.