Research Analysts Set Expectations for Metro Q2 Earnings

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Research analysts at Desjardins increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Metro in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.03 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.98. The consensus estimate for Metro’s current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Metro’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.15 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.82 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.33 EPS.

MRU has been the subject of a number of other reports. National Bankshares increased their target price on Metro from C$89.00 to C$94.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. CIBC increased their price objective on shares of Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. UBS Group set a C$98.00 price objective on shares of Metro and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Finally, 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. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$89.33.

Metro Stock Performance

TSE MRU opened at C$91.63 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.41. Metro has a 1-year low of C$68.12 and a 1-year high of C$94.86. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of C$91.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$86.27. The stock has a market capitalization of C$20.40 billion, a PE ratio of 22.40, a P/E/G ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08.

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.