Q1 EPS Forecast for Maple Leaf Foods Lowered by Analyst

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSE:MFI) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial cut their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Maple Leaf Foods in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 2nd. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.34 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.44. The consensus estimate for Maple Leaf Foods’ current full-year earnings is $1.43 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Maple Leaf Foods’ FY2028 earnings at $2.19 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$35.00 to C$38.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. National Bankshares lifted their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$36.00 to C$39.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$36.50 to C$40.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. TD Securities decreased their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$47.00 to C$43.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a C$35.00 target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Maple Leaf Foods has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$37.56.

Maple Leaf Foods Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of TSE:MFI opened at C$29.28 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of C$34.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$29.34. The firm has a market capitalization of C$3.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 18.07 and a beta of 0.70. Maple Leaf Foods has a 12-month low of C$19.61 and a 12-month high of C$36.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.19.

Maple Leaf Foods Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 29th were issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 5th. Maple Leaf Foods’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 63.89%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Olajumoke Fagbemi bought 2,651 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$35.71 per share, for a total transaction of C$94,665.62. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider directly owned 2,679 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$95,665.48. This represents a 9,467.86% increase in their ownership of the stock. Also, insider Andreas Liris sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$34.77, for a total transaction of C$34,770.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 14,001 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$486,814.77. This represents a 6.67% decrease in their position. 39.87% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Maple Leaf Foods

Maple Leaf Foods Inc is a consumer-packaged meats company. It produces prepared meats and meals, fresh pork, and poultry and turkey products. The company also has agribusiness operations. These operations supply livestock to the meat products business operations. Its main markets are Canada, the United States, Japan, and China.