Q2 EPS Estimates for Russel Metals Reduced by Stifel Canada

Russel Metals Inc. (TSE:RUS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Stifel Canada cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Russel Metals in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.98 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.44. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Russel Metals' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.98 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on Russel Metals from C$54.00 to C$53.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. National Bankshares lowered their target price on Russel Metals from C$58.00 to C$55.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, TD Securities boosted their target price on Russel Metals from C$50.00 to C$52.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th.

Russel Metals Price Performance

Shares of TSE RUS traded up C$0.58 during trading on Monday, hitting C$41.78. The company had a trading volume of 225,563 shares, compared to its average volume of 175,437. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of C$39.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$41.07. Russel Metals has a fifty-two week low of C$34.62 and a fifty-two week high of C$46.87. The firm has a market capitalization of C$2.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a quick ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 3.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.28.

Russel Metals Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 29th. This is a boost from Russel Metals's previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.12%. Russel Metals's dividend payout ratio is 54.12%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Russel Metals news, Director Brian Robie Hedges sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$42.32, for a total value of C$211,600.00. 0.85% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Russel Metals

Russel Metals Inc is a Canada-based metal distribution company. The company conducts business primarily through three metals distribution segments: metals service centers; energy products; and steel distributors. The metal service centers provide processing and distribution services to a broad base of end-users.