Stifel Canada Lifts Earnings Estimates for Maple Leaf Foods

Key Points

• Stifel Canada has raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Maple Leaf Foods to $0.47 from $0.41, while maintaining a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock.
• Several analysts have increased their price targets for Maple Leaf Foods, with the average target now sitting at C$37.36 and most analysts rating it as a "Buy."
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share, contributing to an annualized dividend yield of 2.9% despite a high payout ratio of 324.76%.

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSE:MFI - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Stifel Canada lifted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Maple Leaf Foods in a report issued on Thursday, August 7th. Stifel Canada analyst M. Landry now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.47 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.41. Stifel Canada currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Maple Leaf Foods' current full-year earnings is $1.43 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Maple Leaf Foods' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.95 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.20 EPS.

MFI has been the topic of several other reports. Scotiabank raised their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$30.00 to C$35.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$36.50 to C$40.50 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. CIBC boosted their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$32.00 to C$38.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$35.00 to C$38.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, National Bankshares boosted their price target on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$31.00 to C$36.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$37.36.

Maple Leaf Foods Stock Performance

Shares of MFI traded up C$0.93 during midday trading on Monday, reaching C$34.78. The stock had a trading volume of 304,762 shares, compared to its average volume of 209,736. Maple Leaf Foods has a one year low of C$19.61 and a one year high of C$34.83. 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 firm has a 50 day simple moving average of C$29.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$26.09. The firm has a market cap of C$4.35 billion, a PE ratio of 128.35, a P/E/G ratio of 18.07 and a beta of 0.47.

Maple Leaf Foods Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th were paid a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 6th. Maple Leaf Foods's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 324.76%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Maple Leaf Foods

In other news, Senior Officer Olajumoke Fagbemi sold 3,600 shares of the company'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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 28 shares in the company, valued at C$737.24. This represents a 99.23% decrease in their position. Company insiders own 39.87% of the company's stock.

About Maple Leaf Foods

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.