Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for TSE:L Q1 Earnings

Loblaw Companies Limited (TSE:L) – Investment analysts at Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Loblaw Companies in a note issued to investors on Friday, February 21st. Desjardins analyst C. Li forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.86 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Loblaw Companies’ current full-year earnings is $9.12 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Loblaw Companies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.33 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.70 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.55 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.43 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.19 EPS.

L has been the topic of a number of other reports. National Bankshares raised their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$188.00 to C$195.00 in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$225.00 to C$210.00 in a research note on Friday, February 21st. CIBC raised their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$206.00 to C$208.00 in a research note on Friday, February 21st. TD Securities reduced their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$202.00 to C$195.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$205.00 to C$217.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$199.38.

Loblaw Companies Price Performance

L opened at C$186.25 on Monday. Loblaw Companies has a one year low of C$141.59 and a one year high of C$196.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 166.11, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is C$183.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$180.31. The stock has a market capitalization of C$56.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.17.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Christie James Beckett Clark sold 2,105 shares of Loblaw Companies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$189.69, for a total transaction of C$399,297.45. Insiders own 53.77% of the company’s stock.

Loblaw Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 30th were given a $0.513 dividend. This represents a $2.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th. Loblaw Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.83%.

Loblaw Companies Company Profile

Loblaw is one of Canada’s largest grocery, pharmacy, and general merchandise retailers, operating the most expansive store footprint in Ontario and maintaining sizable presences in provinces like Quebec and British Columbia. Key grocery banners include Loblaw, No Frills, and Maxi, while its pharmaceutical operations are the product of its 2014 acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart.