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Metro (MRU) Competitors

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C$105.37 -1.69 (-1.58%)
As of 08/7/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

MRU vs. L, ATD.B, ATD.A, WN, EMP.A, NWC, DOL, SAP, PRMW, and PBH

Should you be buying Metro stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Metro include Loblaw Companies (L), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.A), George Weston (WN), Empire (EMP.A), North West (NWC), Dollarama (DOL), Saputo (SAP), Primo Water (PRMW), and Premium Brands (PBH). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.

Metro vs. Its Competitors

Metro (TSE:MRU) and Loblaw Companies (TSE:L) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Metro has a beta of 0.08, meaning that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loblaw Companies has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Loblaw Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Metro. Metro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loblaw Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MetroC$21.29B1.09C$957.36MC$4.3324.32
Loblaw CompaniesC$60.23B1.14C$2.23BC$7.3730.87

Metro pays an annual dividend of C$1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Loblaw Companies pays an annual dividend of C$2.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Metro pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Loblaw Companies pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

In the previous week, Metro had 13 more articles in the media than Loblaw Companies. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Metro and 3 mentions for Loblaw Companies. Loblaw Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Metro's score of 0.44 indicating that Loblaw Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Metro
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Loblaw Companies
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Metro has a net margin of 4.50% compared to Loblaw Companies' net margin of 3.71%. Loblaw Companies' return on equity of 19.90% beat Metro's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Metro4.50% 13.80% 6.40%
Loblaw Companies 3.71%19.90%5.89%

46.8% of Metro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Loblaw Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Metro shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.8% of Loblaw Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Metro currently has a consensus target price of C$107.44, suggesting a potential upside of 1.97%. Loblaw Companies has a consensus target price of C$244.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.51%. Given Loblaw Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Loblaw Companies is more favorable than Metro.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Metro
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Loblaw Companies
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Summary

Loblaw Companies beats Metro on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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MRU vs. The Competition

MetricMetroGrocery Stores IndustryDefensive SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$23.30BC$20.06BC$7.05BC$6.34B
Dividend Yield1.85%2.98%3.17%6.72%
P/E Ratio24.3219.5713.6563.73
Price / Sales1.0939.7980.901,647.33
Price / Cash1,364.56148.13144.7483.29
Price / Book3.282.784.084.89
Net IncomeC$957.36MC$886.39MC$999.43MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance-0.01%1.32%4,437.62%1.73%
1 Month Performance-0.66%2.45%4,599.87%2.04%
1 Year Performance31.48%15.61%4,587.99%30.64%

Metro Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MRU
Metro
0.8167 of 5 stars
C$105.37
-1.6%
C$107.44
+2.0%
+33.7%C$23.30BC$21.29B24.3297,000News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
L
Loblaw Companies
1.0852 of 5 stars
C$221.43
-0.3%
C$244.50
+10.4%
+39.7%C$66.95BC$60.23B30.0612,000
ATD.B
Alimentation Couche-Tard
N/AN/AC$88.50
+∞
N/AC$52.83BC$53.19B16.01130,000
ATD.A
Alimentation Couche-Tard
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$52.79BC$53.19B15.99130,000Negative News
WN
George Weston
1.3284 of 5 stars
C$262.56
-0.7%
C$288.58
+9.9%
+28.9%C$34.08BC$60.42B52.55220,000
EMP.A
Empire
1.6212 of 5 stars
C$55.41
-0.1%
C$57.43
+3.6%
+54.6%C$7.78BC$30.87B20.22125,000
NWC
North West
2.1689 of 5 stars
C$48.12
+3.7%
C$60.75
+26.2%
+12.3%C$2.32BC$2.56B17.697,382High Trading Volume
DOL
Dollarama
0.5773 of 5 stars
C$185.49
-0.6%
C$186.36
+0.5%
+53.8%C$51.26BC$6.06B47.248,440
SAP
Saputo
1.1397 of 5 stars
C$29.03
+0.2%
C$30.88
+6.4%
-4.3%C$12.24BC$18.74B-77.73112,000Analyst Revision
PRMW
Primo Water
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$6.00BC$1.85B54.209,230
PBH
Premium Brands
2.3444 of 5 stars
C$88.87
-0.2%
C$103.90
+16.9%
+3.5%C$3.96BC$6.41B39.56540News Coverage
Analyst Forecast

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This page (TSE:MRU) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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