Q2 EPS Forecast for Loblaw Companies Increased by Analyst

Loblaw Companies Limited (TSE:L - Free Report) - Stock analysts at National Bank Financial upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Loblaw Companies in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 30th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.35 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.33. The consensus estimate for Loblaw Companies' current full-year earnings is $9.12 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Loblaw Companies' Q1 2026 earnings at $2.11 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $2.60 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$210.00 to C$253.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Scotiabank increased their target price on Loblaw Companies from C$215.00 to C$245.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. CIBC lifted their price objective on Loblaw Companies from C$208.00 to C$234.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. National Bankshares raised their price objective on Loblaw Companies from C$207.00 to C$234.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Loblaw Companies from C$200.00 to C$220.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$236.88.

Loblaw Companies Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of TSE L traded up C$1.14 during midday trading on Friday, reaching C$228.01. The company had a trading volume of 136,446 shares, compared to its average volume of 415,973. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 166.11. Loblaw Companies has a one year low of C$152.39 and a one year high of C$229.19. The stock has a market cap of C$68.94 billion, a PE ratio of 30.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.17. The firm's fifty day moving average price is C$202.23 and its 200-day moving average price is C$189.89.

Insider Buying and Selling at Loblaw Companies

In other news, Director Richard Dufresne sold 25,783 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$186.55, for a total transaction of C$4,809,847.01. Also, Director Willard Galen Garfield Weston sold 104,364 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$182.50, for a total transaction of C$19,046,690.91. In the last three months, insiders have sold 157,380 shares of company stock worth $29,526,299. Corporate insiders own 53.77% of the company's stock.

Loblaw Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.513 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $2.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.90%. Loblaw Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.83%.

Loblaw Companies Company Profile

Loblaw is one of Canada's largest grocery, pharmacy, and general merchandise retailers, operating the most expansive store footprint in Ontario and maintaining sizable presences in provinces like Quebec and British Columbia. Key grocery banners include Loblaw, No Frills, and Maxi, while its pharmaceutical operations are the product of its 2014 acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart.