Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) Upgraded to "Strong-Buy" at Stifel Canada

Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI - Get Free Report) was upgraded by research analysts at Stifel Canada to a "strong-buy" rating in a report issued on Monday,Zacks.com reports. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Maple Leaf Foods' Q2 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.70 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on MFI. CIBC raised their price objective on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$30.00 to C$32.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$29.00 to C$30.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. National Bankshares raised their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$26.00 to C$27.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. TD Securities raised their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$34.00 to C$38.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Scotiabank upgraded shares of Maple Leaf Foods to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of C$31.80.

Maple Leaf Foods Stock Performance

Maple Leaf Foods stock traded down C$0.42 during midday trading on Monday, hitting C$27.34. 120,044 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 229,078. Maple Leaf Foods has a 12-month low of C$19.61 and a 12-month high of C$28.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.19, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 1.26. The stock has a market cap of C$3.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 100.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 18.07 and a beta of 0.47. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is C$25.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$23.53.

Insider Activity at Maple Leaf Foods

In related news, Senior Officer Olajumoke Fagbemi sold 3,600 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$26.33, for a total value of C$94,788.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 28 shares in the company, valued at C$737.24. This trade represents a 99.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Company insiders own 39.87% of the company's stock.

Maple Leaf Foods Company Profile

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.