Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for TSE:L Q2 Earnings

Loblaw Companies Limited (TSE:L) – Analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Loblaw Companies in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 20th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.33 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.41. The consensus estimate for Loblaw Companies’ current full-year earnings is $9.12 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Loblaw Companies’ Q3 2025 earnings at $2.69 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.57 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.05 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.99 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.61 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $10.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.03 EPS.

L has been the topic of a number of other reports. TD Securities reduced their target price on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$202.00 to C$195.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. CIBC boosted their target price on Loblaw Companies from C$206.00 to C$208.00 in a research note on Friday. Scotiabank downgraded Loblaw Companies from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a C$200.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. National Bankshares boosted their price objective on Loblaw Companies from C$188.00 to C$195.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised 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 report on Monday, December 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$199.38.

Loblaw Companies Stock Up 2.6 %

Shares of L opened at C$180.50 on Monday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is C$183.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$180.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 166.11, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 1.29. Loblaw Companies has a 1 year low of C$141.59 and a 1 year high of C$196.49. The stock has a market capitalization of C$54.57 billion, a PE ratio of 24.50, a P/E/G ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.17.

Insider Transactions at Loblaw Companies

In other news, Director Christie James Beckett Clark sold 2,105 shares of Loblaw Companies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$189.69, for a total value of C$399,297.45. Insiders own 53.77% of the company’s stock.

Loblaw Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 30th were issued a dividend of $0.513 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th. This represents a $2.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.14%. Loblaw Companies’s 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.