National Bank Financial Equities Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU)

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Analysts at National Bank Financial increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Metro in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 24th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.53 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.52. The consensus estimate for Metro’s current full-year earnings is $4.26 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metro’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.09 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.76 EPS.

Metro (TSE:MRU) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported C$0.91 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of C$0.91. Metro had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 15.00%. The business had revenue of C$4.66 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$4.63 billion.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on Metro from C$83.00 to C$82.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 31st. Desjardins upped their target price on shares of Metro from C$74.00 to C$75.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. CIBC raised their target price on shares of Metro from C$76.00 to C$77.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of Metro from C$73.00 to C$75.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 31st. Finally, TD Securities upped their price objective on shares of Metro from C$78.00 to C$80.00 in a report on Thursday. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Metro has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$77.86.

Metro Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of MRU traded up C$0.43 during trading hours on Friday, reaching C$71.38. 20,653 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 432,215. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of C$72.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$70.61. Metro has a 52 week low of C$65.43 and a 52 week high of C$78.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 65.71. The company has a market cap of C$16.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.24, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.04.

Metro Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 4th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.335 per share. This represents a $1.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 14th. Metro’s payout ratio is presently 30.66%.

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.