What is Scotiabank’s Estimate for TSE:MFI FY2026 Earnings?

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSE:MFI) – Scotiabank increased their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Maple Leaf Foods in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, July 29th. Scotiabank analyst J. Zamparo now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.70 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $1.68. The consensus estimate for Maple Leaf Foods’ current full-year earnings is $1.43 per share.

Several other research firms also recently commented on MFI. TD Securities raised shares of Maple Leaf Foods to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$33.00 to C$34.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce set a C$36.00 price target on shares of Maple Leaf Foods and gave the company an “outperformer” rating in a research note on Monday. Ventum Financial set a C$37.00 price objective on shares of Maple Leaf Foods and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Ventum Capital increased their target price on Maple Leaf Foods from C$37.00 to C$39.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have assigned a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$36.42.

Maple Leaf Foods Stock Performance

TSE MFI opened at C$29.32 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of C$3.65 billion, a PE ratio of 6.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 18.07 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 91.78, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 1.34. Maple Leaf Foods has a 52-week low of C$23.35 and a 52-week high of C$36.35. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of C$30.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$28.82.

Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported C$0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of C$962.85 million during the quarter. Maple Leaf Foods had a return on equity of 36.56% and a net margin of 12.44%.

Maple Leaf Foods Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 8th. Maple Leaf Foods’s dividend payout ratio is 20.90%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Maple Leaf Foods news, Director Jonathan Wallace Ferguson Mccain acquired 7,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$27.92 per share, with a total value of C$209,400.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 148,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$4,132,160. This represents a 5.34% increase in their ownership of the stock. Also, insider Randall Huffman sold 5,075 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$29.45, for a total value of C$149,458.75. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 89,044 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$2,622,345.80. The trade was a 5.39% decrease in their position. In the last ninety days, insiders have bought 12,500 shares of company stock valued at $350,102 and have sold 142,699 shares valued at $4,176,580. 39.87% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Maple Leaf Foods Company Profile

Maple Leaf Foods Inc is a consumer-packaged meats company. It produces prepared meats and meals, fresh pork, and poultry and turkey products. The company also has agribusiness operations. These operations supply livestock to the meat products business operations. Its main markets are Canada, the United States, Japan, and China. The key brands are Maple Leaf and Schneiders, Maple Leaf Prime Naturally, Shopsy, Mitchell’s Gourmet Food, Larse, Parm, and Hygrade.