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Metro (MRU) Competitors

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C$104.97 -0.95 (-0.90%)
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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 superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

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%

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

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.

46.8% of Metro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Loblaw Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Metro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.8% of Loblaw Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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$4.3324.23
Loblaw CompaniesC$60.23B1.12C$2.23BC$7.3730.30

Metro currently has a consensus target price of C$104.22, suggesting a potential downside of 0.71%. Loblaw Companies has a consensus target price of C$237.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.17%. 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)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

In the previous week, Loblaw Companies had 1 more articles in the media than Metro. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Loblaw Companies and 3 mentions for Metro. Loblaw Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat Metro's score of 0.00 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Loblaw Companies
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Loblaw Companies beats Metro on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MRU vs. The Competition

MetricMetroGrocery Stores IndustryDefensive SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$23.21BC$19.76BC$6.93BC$6.21B
Dividend Yield1.85%2.98%3.16%6.72%
P/E Ratio24.2319.8013.2848.05
Price / Sales1.0932.2594.261,194.34
Price / Cash1,364.56148.13144.7483.29
Price / Book3.272.614.084.69
Net IncomeC$957.36MC$886.39MC$999.43MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance-0.18%0.06%-0.33%1.21%
1 Month Performance0.04%-1.12%-0.94%4.26%
1 Year Performance33.09%16.23%67.47%27.77%

Metro Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MRU
Metro
0.4695 of 5 stars
C$104.97
-0.9%
C$104.22
-0.7%
+34.9%C$23.21BC$21.29B24.2397,000
L
Loblaw Companies
1.7997 of 5 stars
C$225.25
+0.7%
C$236.88
+5.2%
+37.0%C$68.10BC$60.23B30.5712,000Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ATD.B
Alimentation Couche-Tard
N/AN/AC$88.50
+∞
N/AC$52.83BC$53.19B16.01130,000Positive News
ATD.A
Alimentation Couche-Tard
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$52.79BC$53.19B15.99130,000
WN
George Weston
0.8365 of 5 stars
C$273.11
+0.9%
C$282.42
+3.4%
+32.0%C$35.45BC$60.42B54.67220,000News Coverage
EMP.A
Empire
1.4565 of 5 stars
C$56.51
+0.7%
C$57.43
+1.6%
+61.3%C$7.93BC$30.87B20.62125,000Dividend Increase
NWC
North West
2.4267 of 5 stars
C$48.27
+0.4%
C$57.50
+19.1%
+16.2%C$2.32BC$2.56B17.757,382Positive News
DOL
Dollarama
0.7049 of 5 stars
C$191.87
+0.9%
C$186.36
-2.9%
+47.8%C$53.02BC$6.06B48.878,440Dividend Announcement
SAP
Saputo
1.237 of 5 stars
C$27.87
+2.4%
C$30.88
+10.8%
-10.0%C$11.75BC$18.74B-74.62112,000News Coverage
PRMW
Primo Water
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$6.00BC$1.85B54.209,230
PBH
Premium Brands
1.9139 of 5 stars
C$81.22
+0.7%
C$101.90
+25.5%
-10.2%C$3.62BC$6.41B36.16540

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This page (TSE:MRU) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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