National Bank Financial Predicts Weaker Earnings for Metro

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – National Bank Financial reduced their FY2025 earnings estimates for Metro in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 13th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will earn $4.78 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $4.83. The consensus estimate for Metro’s current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metro’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.28 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.78 EPS.

MRU has been the subject of several other research reports. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Metro from C$110.00 to C$115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Metro from C$98.00 to C$112.00 in a research note on Monday, July 21st. TD Securities boosted their target price on Metro from C$112.00 to C$118.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, National Bankshares lowered their target price on Metro from C$111.00 to C$110.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$110.13.

Metro Trading Up 0.7%

MRU opened at C$99.12 on Friday. Metro has a twelve month low of C$81.01 and a twelve month high of C$109.20. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of C$104.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$100.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.29. The stock has a market capitalization of C$21.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.88, a P/E/G ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08.

Metro Company Profile

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.