Desjardins Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for Metro

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Research analysts at Desjardins boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Metro in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 16th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now anticipates that the company will earn $1.55 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.54. Desjardins has a “Hold” rating and a $105.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Metro’s current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Metro’s FY2025 earnings at $4.83 EPS.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on MRU. CIBC upped their price objective on shares of Metro from C$91.00 to C$106.00 in a research note on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Metro from C$96.00 to C$110.00 in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Metro from C$90.00 to C$98.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Metro from C$99.00 to C$105.00 in a research note on Thursday. Finally, National Bankshares raised their price target on Metro from C$102.00 to C$107.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Metro currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$102.00.

Metro Price Performance

Shares of MRU opened at C$102.08 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.29, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 0.41. The company has a market capitalization of C$22.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.57, a P/E/G ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. The business’s 50-day moving average is C$96.19 and its 200-day moving average is C$91.26. Metro has a fifty-two week low of C$69.19 and a fifty-two week high of C$103.59.

Metro Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th were issued a dividend of $0.37 per share. This is an increase from Metro’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.45%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 13th. Metro’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.93%.

About Metro

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.