TSE:MFI Q2 EPS Estimate Boosted by National Bank Financial

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSE:MFI - Free Report) - Stock analysts at National Bank Financial raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Maple Leaf Foods in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 14th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.46 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.44. The consensus estimate for Maple Leaf Foods' current full-year earnings is $1.43 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Maple Leaf Foods' FY2025 earnings at $1.77 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.23 EPS.

MFI has been the topic of a number of other reports. Scotiabank upgraded Maple Leaf Foods to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. CIBC boosted their price objective on Maple Leaf Foods from C$32.00 to C$38.00 in a research note on Wednesday. TD Securities boosted their price objective on Maple Leaf Foods from C$38.00 to C$41.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Stifel Canada raised Maple Leaf Foods to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of C$33.60.

Maple Leaf Foods Price Performance

Shares of TSE:MFI traded up C$0.06 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching C$30.40. The stock had a trading volume of 24,267 shares, compared to its average volume of 209,105. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.19. The company has a market cap of C$3.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 112.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 18.07 and a beta of 0.47. Maple Leaf Foods has a 1 year low of C$19.61 and a 1 year high of C$30.70. The business's 50 day moving average price is C$27.96 and its 200 day moving average price is C$24.88.

Insider Activity at Maple Leaf Foods

In other news, Senior Officer Olajumoke Fagbemi sold 3,600 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$26.33, for a total transaction of C$94,788.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 28 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately C$737.24. This represents a 99.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Corporate insiders own 39.87% of the company's stock.

Maple Leaf Foods Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were paid a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 6th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.16%. Maple Leaf Foods's dividend payout ratio is 324.76%.

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.