12:37 PM EDT, 08/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- National Bank has raised its one year target on Metro to $111, from $107, and kept its Sector Perform rating.

Metro reports its third-quarter results on Aug. 13. Analyst Vishal Shreedhar is forecasting EPS of $1.54, in line with consensus; last year was $1.35.

His forecast of 3.5% food sssg also reflects continued solid performance in discount as well as sequentially higher inflation. Shreedhar expects basket to be higher and traffic to be stable. "Our projection of continued solid growth in pharmacy (4.8% sssg) reflects elevated influenza trends, and organic growth, among other factors," he adds.

Price: 106.79, Change: +1.41, Percent Change: +1.34