Q4 EPS Estimate for Loblaw Companies Decreased by Analyst

Loblaw Companies Limited (TSE:L) – Stock analysts at Desjardins reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Loblaw Companies in a report issued on Wednesday, November 12th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.65 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.65. Desjardins has a “Hold” rating and a $235.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Loblaw Companies’ current full-year earnings is $9.12 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on L. TD Securities lifted their price target on Loblaw Companies from C$63.00 to C$65.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Scotiabank raised their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$61.00 to C$65.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. National Bankshares upped their target price on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$60.00 to C$61.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$57.50 to C$63.00 in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, CIBC boosted their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$58.50 to C$67.00 in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Loblaw Companies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$134.50.

Loblaw Companies Trading Down 1.0%

Loblaw Companies stock opened at C$60.71 on Monday. Loblaw Companies has a 12 month low of C$43.32 and a 12 month high of C$61.85. The company has a market capitalization of C$71.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.29. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is C$56.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$146.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 166.11.

Loblaw Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were issued a dividend of $0.5643 per share. This represents a $2.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. Loblaw Companies’s payout ratio is presently 26.31%.

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.