Maple Leaf Foods (MFI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The key brands are Maple Leaf and Schneiders, Maple Leaf Prime Naturally, Shopsy, Mitchell's Gourmet Food, Larse, Parm, and Hygrade.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$34.48 to C$34.97
• 50-Day Range: C$28.93 to C$36.13
• 52-Week Range: C$19.61 to C$36.35
• Volume: 565,621 shs
• Average Volume: 218,977 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$4.33 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.28
• Dividend Yield: 2.63%
• Price Target: C$38.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Maple Leaf Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Maple Leaf Foods scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Maple Leaf Foods has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Maple Leaf Foods has a consensus price target of C$38.50, representing about 10.1% upside from its current price of C$34.97.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Maple Leaf Foods has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Maple Leaf Foods is 24.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 279.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Maple Leaf Foods is 24.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 1,076.52.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Maple Leaf Foods has a PEG Ratio of 18.07. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Maple Leaf Foods has a P/B Ratio of 2.85. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for MFI.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Maple Leaf Foods pays a meaningful dividend of 2.71%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Maple Leaf Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Maple Leaf Foods is 63.89%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for MFI.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.80

News Sentiment

Maple Leaf Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.80. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Maple Leaf Foods this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for MFI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Maple Leaf Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Maple Leaf Foods insiders have bought 70.85% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$94,666.00 in company stock and sold C$55,410.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

39.87% of the stock of Maple Leaf Foods is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 29.46% of the stock of Maple Leaf Foods is held by institutions.

MFI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MFI shares performed this year?

Maple Leaf Foods' stock was trading at C$20.34 at the start of the year. Since then, MFI stock has increased by 71.9% and is now trading at C$34.97.

How do I buy shares of Maple Leaf Foods?

Shares of MFI stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Maple Leaf Foods own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Maple Leaf Foods investors own include Enbridge (ENB), Cenovus Energy (CVE), TELUS (T), Air Canada (AC), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) and Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/06/2025
• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/29 Dividend: 9/05/2025
• Today: 9/19/2025
• Record date for 9/29 Dividend: 9/29/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/29/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Packaged Foods
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:MFI
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.mapleleaffoods.com
• Phone: +1-905-2855000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 13,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Maple Leaf Foods: C$38.50
• High Price Target: C$47.00
• Low Price Target: C$32.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$1.44
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.40
• P/E Growth: 18.07
• Net Income: C$34.28 million
• Net Margins: 0.70%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 2.19%
• Return on Assets: 2.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 130.19
• Current Ratio: 1.26
• Quick Ratio: 0.54

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$5.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.85
• Cash Flow: C$1.29 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.20
• Book Value: C$12.26 per share
• Price / Book: 2.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 123,911,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$4.33 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.82