Q3 EPS Estimates for Loblaw Companies Lifted by Desjardins

Loblaw Companies Limited (TSE:L - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Desjardins lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Loblaw Companies in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 30th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.73 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.70. Desjardins currently has a "Hold" rating and a $230.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Loblaw Companies' current full-year earnings is $9.12 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Loblaw Companies' FY2025 earnings at $9.48 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.22 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. National Bankshares raised their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$207.00 to C$234.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$200.00 to C$220.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. UBS Group boosted their target price on Loblaw Companies from C$210.00 to C$253.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Loblaw Companies from C$215.00 to C$234.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$215.00 to C$245.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$236.88.

Loblaw Companies Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of L stock traded up C$1.58 during trading hours on Friday, hitting C$228.45. 148,999 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 416,161. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 166.11, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 1.29. The stock has a market capitalization of C$69.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.01, a P/E/G ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.17. Loblaw Companies has a one year low of C$152.39 and a one year high of C$229.19. The business's 50-day simple moving average is C$202.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$189.89.

Loblaw Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.513 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $2.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.90%. Loblaw Companies's payout ratio is presently 27.83%.

Insider Transactions at Loblaw Companies

In other Loblaw Companies news, Senior Officer Jeffrey Francis Leger sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$227.50, for a total transaction of C$455,000.00. Also, Director Willard Galen Garfield Weston sold 104,364 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$182.50, for a total transaction of C$19,046,690.91. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 157,380 shares of company stock worth $29,526,299. 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.