Q2 EPS Forecast for Maple Leaf Foods Increased by Analyst

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSE:MFI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at National Bank Financial upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Maple Leaf Foods in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 14th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will earn $0.46 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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 subject of several other reports. Stifel Canada raised shares of Maple Leaf Foods to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, June 2nd. TD Securities increased their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$38.00 to C$41.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Maple Leaf Foods to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Finally, CIBC upped their price objective on Maple Leaf Foods from C$32.00 to C$38.00 in a research report on Wednesday. One investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of C$33.60.

Maple Leaf Foods Stock Performance

Shares of TSE:MFI traded up C$0.03 on Wednesday, reaching C$30.37. The company's stock had a trading volume of 109,882 shares, compared to its average volume of 209,765. The stock's 50-day moving average is C$28.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$24.95. Maple Leaf Foods has a 52-week low of C$19.61 and a 52-week high of C$30.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.19, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.54. The stock has a market capitalization of C$3.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 112.08, a PEG ratio of 18.07 and a beta of 0.47.

Insider Buying and Selling at Maple Leaf Foods

In other Maple Leaf Foods news, Senior Officer Olajumoke Fagbemi sold 3,600 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$26.33, for a total value of C$94,788.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 28 shares in the company, valued at C$737.24. The trade was a 99.23% decrease in their position. 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. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 6th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.16%. Maple Leaf Foods's 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.