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Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) Announces $0.37 Quarterly Dividend

Written by MarketBeat
October 1, 2025
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Key Points

  • Metro Inc. announced a quarterly dividend of $0.37 per share, scheduled for payment on November 11th, with shareholders of record on October 23rd.
  • The company's stock recently traded down to C$93.28, with an annualized dividend yield of 1.6%.
  • Several analysts have updated their price targets for Metro, with TD Securities raising theirs to C$118.00, while three analysts rated the stock as a "Buy" and four as "Hold".
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Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU - Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 30th, RTT News reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 23rd will be paid a dividend of 0.37 per share on Tuesday, November 11th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%.

Metro Price Performance

MRU traded down C$0.19 during trading on Wednesday, hitting C$93.28. The company's stock had a trading volume of 439,107 shares, compared to its average volume of 491,284. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.29. Metro has a twelve month low of C$81.01 and a twelve month high of C$109.20. The business's fifty day simple moving average is C$99.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$101.67. The firm has a market capitalization of C$20.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.23, a P/E/G ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.28.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MRU has been the topic of several research reports. TD Securities raised their target price on Metro from C$112.00 to C$118.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Metro from C$110.00 to C$115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Metro from C$98.00 to C$112.00 in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, National Bankshares decreased their target price on Metro from C$111.00 to C$110.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of C$110.13.

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About Metro

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Metro is one of the largest grocery retailers in Canada. With its 2018 acquisition of Jean Coutu, it also boasts a meaningful drugstore footprint. Noteworthy grocery banners include Metro, Metro Plus, Super C, and Food Basics, while its pharmacies primarily operate under the Jean Coutu and Brunet trademarks.

Further Reading

Dividend History for Metro (TSE:MRU)

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