Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Metro Q2 Earnings

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Analysts at National Bank Financial increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Metro in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 28th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.05 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.01. The consensus estimate for Metro’s current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metro’s FY2025 earnings at $4.86 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.71 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.36 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.87 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. National Bankshares upped their target price on shares of Metro from C$89.00 to C$94.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Desjardins upped their price objective on shares of Metro from C$85.00 to C$95.00 in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada cut shares of Metro from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. 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. Finally, CIBC increased their price target on Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Metro has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$89.33.

Metro Trading Up 3.5 %

Shares of Metro stock opened at C$91.63 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of C$20.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of C$91.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$86.27. Metro has a 12-month low of C$68.12 and a 12-month high of C$94.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18.

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.