Q1 EPS Estimate for Maple Leaf Foods Boosted by Analyst

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSE:MFI) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial raised their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Maple Leaf Foods in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 25th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will earn $0.29 per share for the quarter, up from their prior 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 issued reports on MFI. TD Securities cut their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$35.00 to C$34.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Royal Bank of Canada increased 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 research note on Wednesday. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$30.00 to C$32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. National Bankshares increased their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$26.00 to C$27.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, CIBC increased their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$30.00 to C$32.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Maple Leaf Foods presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$31.08.

Maple Leaf Foods Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of TSE MFI opened at C$25.46 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of C$3.19 billion, a PE ratio of 93.96, a P/E/G ratio of 18.07 and a beta of 0.47. Maple Leaf Foods has a 12-month low of C$19.61 and a 12-month high of C$26.10. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is C$21.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$21.97. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.19.

Maple Leaf Foods Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. This is an increase from Maple Leaf Foods’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.77%. Maple Leaf Foods’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.