Brokers Offer Predictions for Metro’s Q2 Earnings (TSE:MRU)

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Metro in a report issued on Wednesday, November 20th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.99 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.04. The consensus estimate for Metro’s current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metro’s FY2025 earnings at $4.75 EPS.

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

Metro Stock Performance

TSE MRU opened at C$89.73 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.41. The company has a fifty day moving average price of C$84.71 and a 200-day moving average price of C$80.91. Metro has a 1 year low of C$65.43 and a 1 year high of C$90.72. The firm has a market cap of C$19.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.94, a PEG ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08.

Metro Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 12th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 12th were issued a $0.335 dividend. This represents a $1.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 24th. Metro’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.76%.

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.