National Bank Financial Lifts Earnings Estimates for Metro

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Metro in a report released on Tuesday, January 28th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.55 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.52. 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 $1.16 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of Metro from C$98.00 to C$100.00 in a research note on Thursday. CIBC upped their price target on Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. National Bankshares lifted their price objective on Metro from C$89.00 to C$94.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Metro from C$98.00 to C$99.00 in a report on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered shares of Metro from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Metro presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$93.56.

Metro Stock Performance

Shares of MRU stock opened at C$90.58 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 1.10. The firm has a market cap of C$20.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.15, a P/E/G ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. Metro has a 52 week low of C$68.12 and a 52 week high of C$94.86. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is C$91.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$86.30.

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.