Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities researchers 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.
A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on MFI. CIBC lifted their target price on Maple Leaf Foods from C$30.00 to C$32.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on Maple Leaf Foods from C$29.00 to C$30.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Scotiabank upgraded Maple Leaf Foods to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. National Bankshares boosted their price objective on Maple Leaf Foods from C$26.00 to C$27.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, TD Securities boosted their price objective on Maple Leaf Foods from C$34.00 to C$38.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. One equities 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Maple Leaf Foods has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$31.80.
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Maple Leaf Foods Price Performance
MFI traded down C$0.04 on Monday, hitting C$27.76. 135,046 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 230,087. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.19. Maple Leaf Foods has a one year low of C$19.61 and a one year high of C$28.49. The company's 50 day simple moving average is C$25.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$23.50. The firm has a market cap of C$3.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 102.45, a P/E/G ratio of 18.07 and a beta of 0.47.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Maple Leaf Foods news, Senior Officer Olajumoke Fagbemi sold 3,600 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 16th. The stock was 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 directly owns 28 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$737.24. This represents a 99.23% decrease in their position. Company insiders own 39.87% of the company's stock.
About Maple Leaf Foods
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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.
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