Cormark Predicts High Liner Foods' Q2 Earnings (TSE:HLF)

High Liner Foods Inc (TSE:HLF - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Cormark upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of High Liner Foods in a report released on Thursday, May 15th. Cormark analyst K. Mcphee now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.66 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.61. The consensus estimate for High Liner Foods' current full-year earnings is $1.99 per share. Cormark also issued estimates for High Liner Foods' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.68 EPS.

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group set a C$21.00 price objective on High Liner Foods and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th.

High Liner Foods Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of HLF stock traded up C$0.03 on Friday, reaching C$18.03. 28,251 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 26,846. The company has a current ratio of 2.66, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 55.83. The stock has a market capitalization of C$377.89 million, a PE ratio of 6.40 and a beta of 0.89. The company's fifty day simple moving average is C$16.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$15.94. High Liner Foods has a 52 week low of C$12.25 and a 52 week high of C$18.28.

High Liner Foods Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Saturday, March 15th were paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.77%. High Liner Foods's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.30%.

Insider Buying and Selling at High Liner Foods

In related news, insider High Liner Foods Incorporated sold 184,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$17.02, for a total transaction of C$3,140,190.00. Insiders own 44.28% of the company's stock.

High Liner Foods Company Profile

High Liner Foods is the leading North American processor and marketer of value-added frozen seafood. Their retail branded products are sold throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico under the High Liner, Fisher Boy, Sea Cuisine and C. Wirthy & Co labels, and are available in most grocery and club stores.