Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for TSE:L Q1 Earnings

Loblaw Companies Limited (TSE:L) – Equities research analysts at Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Loblaw Companies in a note issued to investors on Friday, February 21st. Desjardins analyst C. Li forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.86 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Loblaw Companies’ current full-year earnings is $9.12 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Loblaw Companies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.33 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.70 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.55 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.43 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.19 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Scotiabank cut shares of Loblaw Companies from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a C$200.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$205.00 to C$217.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$225.00 to C$210.00 in a research report on Friday, February 21st. National Bankshares upped their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$188.00 to C$195.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, CIBC upped their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$206.00 to C$208.00 in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Loblaw Companies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$199.38.

Loblaw Companies Price Performance

Shares of TSE:L opened at C$186.25 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of C$183.76 and a 200-day moving average of C$180.31. The stock has a market capitalization of C$56.31 billion, a PE ratio of 25.28, a PEG ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.17. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 166.11. Loblaw Companies has a 12 month low of C$141.59 and a 12 month high of C$196.49.

Loblaw Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 30th were given a $0.513 dividend. This represents a $2.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.10%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th. Loblaw Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.83%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Loblaw Companies

In other news, Director Christie James Beckett Clark sold 2,105 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$189.69, for a total value of C$399,297.45. Corporate insiders own 53.77% of the company’s stock.

Loblaw Companies Company Profile

Loblaw is one of Canada’s largest grocery, pharmacy, and general merchandise retailers, operating the most expansive store footprint in Ontario and maintaining sizable presences in provinces like Quebec and British Columbia. Key grocery banners include Loblaw, No Frills, and Maxi, while its pharmaceutical operations are the product of its 2014 acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart.