Q1 EPS Estimates for Metro Lifted by National Bank Financial

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial boosted their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Metro in a report released on Sunday, January 12th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will earn $1.22 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.20. The consensus estimate for Metro’s current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metro’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.82 EPS.

MRU has been the topic of a number of other reports. Royal Bank of Canada lowered shares of Metro from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Desjardins lifted their price objective on Metro from C$85.00 to C$95.00 in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. UBS Group set a C$98.00 target price on Metro and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. National Bankshares lifted their price target on Metro from C$89.00 to C$94.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, CIBC upped their price objective on shares of Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$89.33.

Metro Stock Performance

TSE:MRU opened at C$90.21 on Tuesday. Metro has a twelve month low of C$67.85 and a twelve month high of C$94.86. The company has a market cap of C$20.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.06, a P/E/G ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18. The company’s 50-day moving average price is C$90.12 and its 200-day moving average price is C$85.29.

Metro Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 12th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 12th were given a dividend of $0.335 per share. This represents a $1.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 24th. Metro’s payout ratio is 32.76%.

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.