Metro Q1 EPS Forecast Decreased by National Bank Financial

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Analysts at National Bank Financial decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Metro in a report issued on Wednesday, November 20th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will earn $1.07 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.11. 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 $1.53 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.29 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.81 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on MRU. National Bankshares boosted their price target on Metro from C$85.00 to C$88.00 in a report on Thursday, August 15th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered shares of Metro from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Metro from C$82.00 to C$85.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. Cfra raised their target price on shares of Metro from C$76.00 to C$85.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 15th. Finally, Desjardins upped their price target on shares of Metro from C$85.00 to C$95.00 in a report on Friday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Metro has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$87.50.

Metro Stock Performance

TSE MRU opened at C$89.73 on Friday. Metro has a 1 year low of C$65.43 and a 1 year high of C$90.72. The firm has a market capitalization of C$19.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.94, 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. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is C$84.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$80.86.

Metro Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th were given a dividend of $0.335 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 24th. This represents a $1.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.49%. Metro’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.76%.

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.