Research Analysts Set Expectations for Metro Inc.’s Q3 2025 Earnings (TSE:MRU)

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – National Bank Financial lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Metro in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 24th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.53 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.52. The consensus estimate for Metro’s current full-year earnings is $4.26 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metro’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.09 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.76 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. National Bankshares boosted their target price on Metro from C$80.00 to C$82.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Desjardins boosted their price objective on Metro from C$74.00 to C$75.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Metro from C$73.00 to C$75.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 31st. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on Metro from C$74.50 to C$74.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on Metro from C$83.00 to C$82.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 31st. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$77.86.

Metro Stock Performance

MRU stock traded up C$0.43 during midday trading on Friday, hitting C$71.38. 20,653 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 432,215. Metro has a twelve month low of C$65.43 and a twelve month high of C$78.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 65.71. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of C$72.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$70.61. The stock has a market capitalization of C$16.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.04.

Metro (TSE:MRU) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported C$0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.91. Metro had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 15.00%. The company had revenue of C$4.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$4.63 billion.

Metro Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 15th will be issued a $0.335 dividend. This represents a $1.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.88%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 14th. Metro’s payout ratio is 30.66%.

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.