Q1 EPS Estimate for Maple Leaf Foods Lifted by Analyst

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSE:MFI) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Maple Leaf Foods in a research report issued to clients and 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 forecast 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.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on MFI. TD Securities cut their price objective on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$35.00 to C$34.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 14th. CIBC increased their price target on 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 lifted their price objective on Maple Leaf Foods from C$29.00 to C$30.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. National Bankshares upped their target price on Maple Leaf Foods from C$26.00 to C$27.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on 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. Six analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Maple Leaf Foods has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$31.08.

Maple Leaf Foods Stock Performance

TSE:MFI opened at C$25.86 on Thursday. The company 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 twelve month low of C$19.61 and a twelve month high of C$25.96. The company’s 50-day moving average price is C$21.12 and its 200-day moving average price is C$21.97. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.19.

Maple Leaf Foods Announces Dividend

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

About Maple Leaf Foods

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.