Q1 EPS Estimate for Maple Leaf Foods Boosted by Analyst

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSE:MFI) – National Bank Financial increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Maple Leaf Foods in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will earn $0.29 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.23. The consensus estimate for Maple Leaf Foods’ current full-year earnings is $1.43 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Maple Leaf Foods’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.78 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. CIBC upped their price objective on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$30.00 to C$32.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. National Bankshares upped their price objective on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$26.00 to C$27.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$29.00 to C$30.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price target on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$30.00 to C$32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, TD Securities decreased their price target on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$35.00 to C$34.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Maple Leaf Foods has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$31.08.

Maple Leaf Foods Price Performance

MFI stock opened at C$25.46 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of C$21.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$21.97. The stock has a market cap of C$3.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 93.96, a P/E/G ratio of 18.07 and a beta of 0.47. Maple Leaf Foods has a 1 year low of C$19.61 and a 1 year high of C$26.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.19, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.54.

Maple Leaf Foods Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a $0.24 dividend. This is a positive change from Maple Leaf Foods’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.77%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 7th. Maple Leaf Foods’s dividend payout ratio is currently 324.76%.

About Maple Leaf Foods

Maple Leaf Foods Inc is a consumer-packaged meats company. It produces prepared meats and meals, fresh pork, and poultry and turkey products. The company also has agribusiness operations. These operations supply livestock to the meat products business operations. Its main markets are Canada, the United States, Japan, and China.