TSE:MFI Q1 EPS Estimate Boosted by National Bank Financial

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSE:MFI) – Analysts at National Bank Financial raised their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Maple Leaf Foods in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 25th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.29 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.23. The consensus estimate for Maple Leaf Foods’ current full-year earnings is $1.43 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Maple Leaf Foods’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.78 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on MFI. TD Securities reduced their price objective on Maple Leaf Foods from C$35.00 to C$34.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$30.00 to C$32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. CIBC upped their price objective on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$30.00 to C$32.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$29.00 to C$30.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, National Bankshares boosted their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$26.00 to C$27.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$31.08.

Maple Leaf Foods Stock Performance

Shares of MFI opened at C$25.86 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.19, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 1.26. The stock has a 50-day moving average of C$21.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$21.97. The stock has a market cap of C$3.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 95.43, a P/E/G ratio of 18.07 and a beta of 0.47. Maple Leaf Foods has a one year low of C$19.61 and a one year high of C$25.96.

Maple Leaf Foods Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 6th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.40%. Maple Leaf Foods’s dividend payout ratio is currently 324.76%.

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.