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$27.10 to C$27.43
• 50-Day Range: C$22.86 to C$27.28
• 52-Week Range: C$19.61 to C$27.98
• Volume: 286,051 shs
• Average Volume: 228,460 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$3.41 billion
• P/E Ratio: 100.68
• Dividend Yield: 3.23%
• Price Target: C$31.80
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Maple Leaf Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Maple Leaf Foods scored higher than 39% 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: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Maple Leaf Foods has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Maple Leaf Foods has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Maple Leaf Foods is 100.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.20.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Maple Leaf Foods is 100.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 12.21.

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 2.23. 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 Leadership

Maple Leaf Foods is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.09%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

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 324.76%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

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: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

Maple Leaf Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.58. 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 0.38 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Maple Leaf Foods this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for MFI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Maple Leaf Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Maple Leaf Foods insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$94,788.00 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 26.38% 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 beginning of the year. Since then, MFI shares have increased by 34.1% and is now trading at C$27.28.
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How do I buy shares of Maple Leaf Foods?

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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 3/31 Dividend: 3/07/2025
• Record date for 3/31 Dividend: 3/31/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2025
• Today: 5/31/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/06/2025
• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2025

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 Stock Price Target: C$31.80
• High Stock Price Target: C$38.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$27.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$0.27
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 100.68
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.03
• 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$4.93 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.69
• Cash Flow: C$1.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.20
• Book Value: C$12.26 per share
• Price / Book: 2.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 125,172,185
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$3.41 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.47