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Metro (MRU) Competitors

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C$105.10 +1.02 (+0.98%)
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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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk.

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.

Metro presently has a consensus price target of C$104.22, suggesting a potential downside of 0.84%. Loblaw Companies has a consensus price target of C$237.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.32%. Given Loblaw Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

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

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%

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$4.3324.26
Loblaw CompaniesC$60.23B1.11C$2.23BC$7.3729.98

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

In the previous week, Loblaw Companies had 6 more articles in the media than Metro. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Loblaw Companies and 2 mentions for Metro. Metro's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Loblaw Companies' score of -0.26 indicating that Metro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Loblaw Companies beats Metro on 13 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$23.24BC$19.82BC$6.92BC$6.26B
Dividend Yield1.85%2.98%3.17%6.72%
P/E Ratio24.2620.1013.5854.38
Price / Sales1.0934.8286.811,113.49
Price / Cash1,364.56148.13144.7483.29
Price / Book3.272.664.194.96
Net IncomeC$957.36MC$886.39MC$999.43MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance0.56%0.97%-0.36%0.51%
1 Month Performance1.17%-0.38%-1.12%4.13%
1 Year Performance30.75%12.87%66.15%25.62%

Metro Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MRU
Metro
0.5028 of 5 stars
C$105.10
+1.0%
C$104.22
-0.8%
+30.1%C$23.24BC$21.29B24.2697,000
L
Loblaw Companies
1.6016 of 5 stars
C$224.20
+0.0%
C$236.88
+5.7%
+31.9%C$67.79BC$60.23B30.4312,000
ATD.B
Alimentation Couche-Tard
N/AN/AC$88.50
+∞
N/AC$52.83BC$53.19B16.01130,000News Coverage
ATD.A
Alimentation Couche-Tard
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$52.79BC$53.19B15.99130,000News Coverage
WN
George Weston
0.6785 of 5 stars
C$271.13
+0.1%
C$282.42
+4.2%
+26.8%C$35.20BC$60.42B54.27220,000
EMP.A
Empire
1.6262 of 5 stars
C$56.00
+0.4%
C$57.43
+2.6%
+54.6%C$7.86BC$30.87B20.44125,000Dividend Increase
Ex-Dividend
Insider Trade
NWC
North West
1.609 of 5 stars
C$47.66
-0.7%
C$57.50
+20.6%
+9.9%C$2.29BC$2.56B17.527,382
DOL
Dollarama
0.7662 of 5 stars
C$189.46
-0.8%
C$186.36
-1.6%
+48.0%C$52.36BC$6.06B48.258,440Dividend Announcement
SAP
Saputo
0.8177 of 5 stars
C$27.11
-1.9%
C$30.88
+13.9%
-11.1%C$11.43BC$18.74B-72.58112,000
PRMW
Primo Water
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$6.00BC$1.85B54.209,230
PBH
Premium Brands
2.7636 of 5 stars
C$82.86
-1.1%
C$101.90
+23.0%
-5.6%C$3.69BC$6.41B36.89540News Coverage
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This page (TSE:MRU) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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