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

Company Overview

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is a Canadian food company focused on producing and marketing prepared meats and other protein-based foods. Its product portfolio includes deli meats, bacon, ham, sausages, wieners, prepared meals and other refrigerated and frozen products sold under brands such as Maple Leaf, Schneiders and Greenfield Natural Meat Co.

The company serves retail grocery, foodservice and institutional customers, primarily in Canada, with selected products distributed in international markets. Its operations include food manufacturing, processing, packaging and distribution, supported by a network of production facilities and supply-chain operations.

Maple Leaf Foods traces its roots to Canada Packers and adopted its current corporate identity in the early 1990s. The company has also expanded its offerings through natural and premium meat products and plant-based protein brands, including Lightlife and Field Roast. Curtis Frank serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.84 to $17.84
• 50-Day Range: $17.96 to $20.90
• 52-Week Range: $16.68 to $25.95
• Volume: 72,295 shs
• Average Volume: 27,679 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 2.03
• Dividend Yield: 0.90%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Maple Leaf Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Maple Leaf Foods scored higher than 25% 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: 2.1 / 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 no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Maple Leaf Foods has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

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 2.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.77.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Maple Leaf Foods is 2.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.86.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Maple Leaf Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 37.47, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Maple Leaf Foods has recently increased by 25.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Maple Leaf Foods has a dividend yield of 0.88%, which is in 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 1.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.19

News Sentiment

Maple Leaf Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.19. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples 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.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Maple Leaf Foods insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

34.53% of the stock of Maple Leaf Foods is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Today: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:MLFNF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.mapleleaffoods.com
• Phone: (416) 926-5000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 13,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2.03
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A