Raymond James Financial Forecasts Russel Metals Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Raymond James Financial has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Russel Metals from $1.10 to $0.90, while also issuing future earnings estimates for 2026.
• Several analysts, including Stifel Nicolaus and TD Securities, have reduced their target prices on the stock, with Stifel lowering it to C$49.00.
• Russel Metals recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share, reflecting an annualized yield of 4.3% and a payout ratio of 54.12%.

Russel Metals Inc. (TSE:RUS - Free Report) - Analysts at Raymond James Financial dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Russel Metals in a research note issued to investors on Monday, August 11th. Raymond James Financial analyst F. Bastien now expects that the company will earn $0.90 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.10. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Russel Metals' FY2025 earnings at $3.81 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.35 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. TD Securities reduced their target price on Russel Metals from C$52.00 to C$50.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on Russel Metals from C$54.50 to C$49.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday.

Russel Metals Price Performance

RUS stock traded down C$0.30 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting C$40.62. The company's stock had a trading volume of 22,166 shares, compared to its average volume of 157,376. Russel Metals has a 12 month low of C$34.62 and a 12 month high of C$46.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 3.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.28. The firm has a market capitalization of C$2.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a 50 day moving average of C$43.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$41.41.

Russel Metals Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 28th. Russel Metals's dividend payout ratio is currently 54.12%.

About Russel Metals

Russel Metals Inc is a Canada-based metal distribution company. The company conducts business primarily through three metals distribution segments: metals service centers; energy products; and steel distributors. The metal service centers provide processing and distribution services to a broad base of end-users.