Desjardins Has Bearish Estimate for Pet Valu Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Desjardins has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. to $0.41 per share, down from $0.42.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend increase to $0.12 per share, representing a 1.3% yield with a payout ratio of 36.27%.
• Pet Valu currently holds a consensus "Buy" rating among analysts, with various brokerages setting a target price of C$41.00.

Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. (TSE:PET - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Desjardins cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Pet Valu in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 5th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.41 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.42. Desjardins currently has a "Buy" rating and a $41.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Pet Valu's current full-year earnings is $1.68 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Pet Valu's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.67 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.86 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. National Bankshares upped their price objective on shares of Pet Valu from C$38.00 to C$41.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Pet Valu from C$33.00 to C$40.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Cormark upgraded Pet Valu from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. TD Securities boosted their price objective on Pet Valu from C$35.00 to C$44.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Raymond James Financial boosted their price objective on Pet Valu from C$36.00 to C$40.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of C$40.22.

Pet Valu Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of TSE:PET traded up C$0.44 on Thursday, hitting C$36.41. The company had a trading volume of 38,783 shares, compared to its average volume of 106,703. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of C$33.15 and a 200 day moving average price of C$28.76. The stock has a market cap of C$2.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.02 and a beta of 0.81. Pet Valu has a 1-year low of C$22.53 and a 1-year high of C$36.86.

Pet Valu Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th were paid a $0.12 dividend. This is a boost from Pet Valu's previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 30th. Pet Valu's dividend payout ratio is presently 36.27%.

Pet Valu Company Profile

Pet Valu Holdings Ltd is engaged in providing pet-related products through its stores. Its products include Dry Food, Wet Food, Frozen raw food, Jerky Treats, and Training treats among others. The services offered by the company include Dog Wash, Adoption, Grooming, and Frozen Raw.