National Bank Financial Raises Earnings Estimates for Metro

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial raised their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Metro in a research report issued to clients and investors on Sunday, January 12th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will earn $1.22 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.20. The consensus estimate for Metro’s current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metro’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.82 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on MRU. National Bankshares raised their price target on Metro from C$89.00 to C$94.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday. UBS Group set a C$98.00 target price on shares of Metro and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Desjardins upped their price target on shares of Metro from C$85.00 to C$95.00 in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada lowered shares of Metro from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, CIBC upped their target price on Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$89.33.

Metro Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of MRU opened at C$90.21 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of C$20.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.06, a PEG ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.41. Metro has a 1-year low of C$67.85 and a 1-year high of C$94.86. The company has a 50-day moving average of C$90.12 and a 200 day moving average of C$85.29.

Metro Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 12th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 12th were issued a dividend of $0.335 per share. This represents a $1.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 24th. Metro’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.76%.

About Metro

Metro Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer, franchisor, distributor, and manufacturer in the food and pharmaceutical sectors in Canada. The company operates supermarkets, discount, neighborhood, and specialty stores that provide fresh and grocery products, baked goods, prepared food products, meats, dairy products, fruits and vegetables, frozen food products, bakery products, delicatessen items, and pastries.