National Bank Financial Weighs in on TSE:MFI FY2025 Earnings

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSE:MFI) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Maple Leaf Foods in a report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will earn $1.45 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $1.39. 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’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also commented on the company. TD Securities cut their price target on 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. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted 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. CIBC boosted their price target on Maple Leaf Foods from C$30.00 to C$32.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$29.00 to C$30.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, National Bankshares lifted their price target 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 equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$31.08.

Maple Leaf Foods Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of TSE MFI opened at C$25.76 on Friday. The company has a market cap of C$3.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 95.07, a PEG ratio of 18.07 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.19. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of C$21.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$21.97. Maple Leaf Foods has a 12 month low of C$19.61 and a 12 month high of C$26.10.

Maple Leaf Foods Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued 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 3.42%. Maple Leaf Foods’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.