Brokers Issue Forecasts for Metro Inc.'s Q3 2025 Earnings (TSE:MRU)

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU - Free Report) - National Bank Financial lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Metro in a report issued on Wednesday, April 24th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.53 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.52. The consensus estimate for Metro's current full-year earnings is $4.26 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metro's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.09 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.76 EPS.

Metro (TSE:MRU - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported C$0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of C$0.91. Metro had a return on equity of 15.00% and a net margin of 4.81%. The business had revenue of C$4.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$4.63 billion.

MRU has been the topic of several other reports. Scotiabank dropped their target price on Metro from C$74.50 to C$74.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. National Bankshares lifted their price target on Metro from C$80.00 to C$82.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Metro from C$73.00 to C$75.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 31st. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on Metro from C$83.00 to C$82.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 31st. Finally, CIBC lifted their price target on Metro from C$76.00 to C$77.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat, Metro currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of C$77.86.

Metro Stock Down 0.0 %

MRU stock traded down C$0.03 on Friday, hitting C$70.92. 251,183 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 435,193. Metro has a 12-month low of C$65.43 and a 12-month high of C$78.88. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of C$72.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$70.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 65.71, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 1.16. The stock has a market cap of C$16.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.04.

Metro Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.335 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 14th. This represents a $1.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.89%. Metro's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.66%.

About Metro

Metro Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer, franchisor, distributor, and manufacturer in the food and pharmaceutical sectors in Canada. The company operates supermarkets, discount, neighborhood, and specialty stores that provide fresh and grocery products, baked goods, prepared food products, meats, dairy products, fruits and vegetables, frozen food products, bakery products, delicatessen items, and pastries.