Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Metro Q2 Earnings

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Stock analysts at Desjardins increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for 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 previous 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on MRU. Scotiabank upped their price target on Metro from C$98.00 to C$100.00 in a research note on Thursday. CIBC increased their price target on Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a report on Thursday, November 21st. BMO Capital Markets raised Metro from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the stock from C$92.00 to C$96.00 in a research report on Thursday. UBS Group raised their target price on Metro from C$98.00 to C$99.00 in a report on Thursday. Finally, National Bankshares lifted their price objective on shares of 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 research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Metro currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$93.56.

Metro Price Performance

Metro stock opened at C$90.58 on Thursday. Metro has a 1 year low of C$68.12 and a 1 year high of C$94.86. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of C$91.16 and a 200 day moving average price of C$86.30. The company has a market cap of C$20.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.15, a PEG ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 1.10.

About Metro

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.