TSE:L Q3 EPS Estimate Reduced by National Bank Financial

Loblaw Companies Limited (TSE:L - Free Report) - National Bank Financial decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Loblaw Companies in a report released on Wednesday, April 30th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.70 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.69. The consensus estimate for Loblaw Companies' current full-year earnings is $9.12 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Loblaw Companies' Q4 2025 earnings at $2.53 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.99 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.57 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.28 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Loblaw Companies from C$215.00 to C$234.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Loblaw Companies from C$200.00 to C$220.00 in a report on Thursday, May 1st. UBS Group upped their price objective on Loblaw Companies from C$210.00 to C$253.00 in a report on Thursday, May 1st. CIBC lifted their target price on Loblaw Companies from C$208.00 to C$234.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Desjardins increased their target price on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$185.00 to C$230.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Loblaw Companies currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$236.88.

Loblaw Companies Stock Performance

Shares of TSE L traded down C$8.23 during midday trading on Monday, hitting C$220.80. 307,221 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 418,756. The firm has a market capitalization of C$66.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.97, a PEG ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 166.11, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 1.29. Loblaw Companies has a one year low of C$152.39 and a one year high of C$229.56. The firm has a 50-day moving average of C$203.02 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$190.16.

Insider Buying and Selling at Loblaw Companies

In other news, Director Willard Galen Garfield Weston sold 104,364 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$182.50, for a total value of C$19,046,690.91. Also, Senior Officer Jeffrey Francis Leger sold 2,000 shares of the business's 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 value of C$455,000.00. Insiders sold a total of 157,380 shares of company stock valued at $29,526,299 in the last three months. 53.77% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Loblaw Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a $0.513 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $2.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.93%. Loblaw Companies's payout ratio is presently 27.83%.

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.