Q3 EPS Estimates for Russel Metals Cut by Stifel Canada

Key Points

• Stifel Canada has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Russel Metals from $0.79 to $0.70, indicating a weak outlook for the company.
• Despite the downgrade, Russel Metals maintains a consensus rating of "Buy" with a current average price target of C$52.20.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share, offering a dividend yield of 4.2%.

Russel Metals Inc. (TSE:RUS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Stifel Canada cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Russel Metals in a report issued on Thursday, September 18th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.70 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.79. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Russel Metals' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.62 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.14 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.14 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Russel Metals from C$49.00 to C$48.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. TD Securities cut their target price on shares of Russel Metals from C$52.00 to C$50.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 11th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of C$52.00.

Russel Metals Stock Down 0.1%

TSE:RUS traded down C$0.06 on Friday, reaching C$40.32. The stock had a trading volume of 37,485 shares, compared to its average volume of 157,375. The stock has a market cap of C$2.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.22. Russel Metals has a 12-month low of C$34.62 and a 12-month high of C$46.87. The company has a 50-day moving average of C$42.35 and a 200 day moving average of C$41.41. The company has a current ratio of 3.37, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.28.

Russel Metals Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 28th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%. Russel Metals's payout ratio is presently 58.48%.

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.