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Maple Leaf Foods (MFI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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C$20.34 -0.17 (-0.83%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:17 PM ET)

About Maple Leaf Foods Stock (TSE:MFI)

Key Stats

Today's Range
C$20.23
C$20.46
50-Day Range
C$20.34
C$23.43
52-Week Range
C$20.23
C$27.55
Volume
369,307 shs
Average Volume
170,671 shs
Market Capitalization
C$2.50 billion
P/E Ratio
226.00
Dividend Yield
4.33%
Price Target
C$29.93
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. produces food products in the United States, Canada, Japan, China, and internationally. The company operates through Meat Protein Group and Plant Protein Group segments. It produces various food products, including prepared meats, ready-to-cook and ready-to-serve meals, fresh pork and poultry, and plant protein products; bacon, hams, wieners, and meat snacks; a variety of delicatessen products; and processed chicken products, such as fully cooked chicken breasts and wings, processed turkey products, specialty sausages, cooked meats, sliced meats, cooked sausage products, lunch kits, and canned meats. The company offers its products under various brands, including Maple Leaf, Cappola, Klik, Parma, Maple Leaf, Natural Selections, Chao Creamery, Larsen, Pepperettes, Maple Leaf, Natural Top Dogs, Deli Express, LightLife, Red Hots, Maple Leaf Prime, Fantino & Mondello, Lunch Mate, Shopsy's, Ready Crisp, Field Roast, Main Street Deli, Shopsy's, Deli-Fresh, Schneiders, Grab N Snack, Mère Michel, Sila, Schneiders, Blue Ribbon, Greenfield Natural Meat Co, Mina, Sunrise, Schneiders, Country Naturals, Holiday, Mitchell's, Swift, Schneiders Deli Best, Hot Rod, Oh Naturel!, Swift Premium® Big Stick!, Hygrade, Oktoberfest, Viau, Bittner's, Juicy Jumbos, Olympic, Burns, Kam, and Olympic Craft Meats. Maple Leaf Foods Inc. was incorporated in 1927 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Maple Leaf Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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63rd Percentile Overall Score

MFI MarketRank™: 

Maple Leaf Foods scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Maple Leaf Foods has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 6 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Maple Leaf Foods has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Maple Leaf Foods' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Maple Leaf Foods is 226.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.72.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Maple Leaf Foods is 226.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 210.21.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Maple Leaf Foods has a PEG Ratio of 18.07. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Maple Leaf Foods has a P/B Ratio of 1.59. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for MFI.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Maple Leaf Foods is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.93%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Maple Leaf Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Maple Leaf Foods is 977.78%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Maple Leaf Foods' dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for MFI.
  • News Sentiment

    Maple Leaf Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Defensive companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Maple Leaf Foods this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for MFI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Maple Leaf Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Maple Leaf Foods insiders have bought 13,339.65% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$99,991.00 in company stock and sold C$744.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    39.87% of the stock of Maple Leaf Foods is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 26.38% of the stock of Maple Leaf Foods is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Maple Leaf Foods' insider trading history.
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MFI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Maple Leaf Foods' stock was trading at C$25.24 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, MFI shares have decreased by 19.4% and is now trading at C$20.34.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Maple Leaf Foods investors own include Enbridge (ENB), Cenovus Energy (CVE), TELUS (T), Air Canada (AC), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) and Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 9/27 Dividend
9/06/2024
Dividend Payable
9/27/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend
12/06/2024
Today
12/21/2024
Dividend Payable
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Packaged Foods
Sub-Industry
N/A
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
13,500
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
C$29.93
High Stock Price Target
C$34.00
Low Stock Price Target
C$26.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+47.1%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
C$11.78 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
C$4.85 billion
Cash Flow
C$0.75 per share
Book Value
C$12.82 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
C$2.50 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.47
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This page (TSE:MFI) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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