Q3 EPS Estimates for Russel Metals Raised by Stifel Canada

Russel Metals Inc. (TSE:RUS) – Investment analysts at Stifel Canada boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Russel Metals in a note issued to investors on Sunday, March 30th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now forecasts that the company will earn $1.33 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.17. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Russel Metals’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.34 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on RUS. TD Securities increased their price objective on shares of Russel Metals from C$50.00 to C$52.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Russel Metals from C$55.50 to C$60.00 in a report on Friday, February 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$51.21.

Russel Metals Price Performance

Shares of RUS stock opened at C$39.31 on Tuesday. Russel Metals has a twelve month low of C$35.20 and a twelve month high of C$46.87. The company has a current ratio of 3.37, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.28. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of C$40.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$41.27. The stock has a market capitalization of C$2.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.66, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.52.

Russel Metals Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 17th were given a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Russel Metals’s payout ratio is 54.12%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Brian Robie Hedges sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$42.32, for a total value of C$211,600.00. 0.85% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Russel Metals Company Profile

Russel Metals Inc is a Canada-based metal distribution company. The company conducts business primarily through three metals distribution segments: metals service centers; energy products; and steel distributors. The metal service centers provide processing and distribution services to a broad base of end-users.