Russel Metals Q2 EPS Boosted by National Bank Financial

Russel Metals Inc. (TSE:RUS) – Analysts at National Bank Financial boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Russel Metals in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 7th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.09 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.08. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Russel Metals’ FY2025 earnings at $3.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.25 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. TD Securities raised their price objective on Russel Metals from C$50.00 to C$52.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. National Bankshares decreased their price objective on Russel Metals from C$58.00 to C$55.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Russel Metals from C$54.00 to C$53.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 8th.

Russel Metals Price Performance

RUS stock opened at C$41.20 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of C$39.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$41.05. The stock has a market cap of C$2.36 billion, a PE ratio of 13.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a current ratio of 3.37, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.28. Russel Metals has a 1 year low of C$34.62 and a 1 year high of C$46.87.

Russel Metals Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. This is a boost from Russel Metals’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 29th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.17%. Russel Metals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 54.12%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Brian Robie Hedges sold 5,000 shares of Russel Metals stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$42.32, for a total transaction of C$211,600.00. 0.85% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Russel Metals Company Profile

Russel Metals Inc is a Canada-based metal distribution company. The company conducts business primarily through three metals distribution segments: metals service centers; energy products; and steel distributors. The metal service centers provide processing and distribution services to a broad base of end-users.