What is Desjardins’ Forecast for TSE:L Q1 Earnings?

Loblaw Companies Limited (TSE:L) – Analysts at Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Loblaw Companies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, February 21st. Desjardins analyst C. Li forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.86 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Loblaw Companies’ current full-year earnings is $9.12 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Loblaw Companies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.33 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.70 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.55 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.43 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.19 EPS.

L has been the subject of several other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$205.00 to C$217.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$225.00 to C$210.00 in a research note on Friday. TD Securities cut their target price on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$202.00 to C$195.00 in a research note on Friday. Scotiabank downgraded shares of Loblaw Companies from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a C$200.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, CIBC boosted their target price on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$206.00 to C$208.00 in a research note on Friday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Loblaw Companies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$199.38.

Loblaw Companies Price Performance

Loblaw Companies stock opened at C$175.89 on Monday. Loblaw Companies has a 52 week low of C$138.13 and a 52 week high of C$196.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 166.11. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is C$184.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$180.03. The firm has a market capitalization of C$53.18 billion, a PE ratio of 23.87, a P/E/G ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.17.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Christie James Beckett Clark sold 2,105 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$189.69, for a total transaction of C$399,297.45. Corporate insiders own 53.77% of the company’s stock.

Loblaw Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 30th were paid a dividend of $0.513 per share. This represents a $2.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th. Loblaw Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.83%.

Loblaw Companies Company Profile

Loblaw is one of Canada’s largest grocery, pharmacy, and general merchandise retailers, operating the most expansive store footprint in Ontario and maintaining sizable presences in provinces like Quebec and British Columbia. Key grocery banners include Loblaw, No Frills, and Maxi, while its pharmaceutical operations are the product of its 2014 acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart.