Russel Metals Q2 EPS Raised by National Bank Financial

Russel Metals Inc. (TSE:RUS) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Russel Metals in a report issued on Thursday, February 13th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.21 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.20. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Russel Metals’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.28 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on RUS. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Russel Metals from C$55.50 to C$60.00 in a research report on Friday, February 14th. TD Securities raised their price target on Russel Metals from C$50.00 to C$52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded Russel Metals from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the stock from C$45.00 to C$51.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, Raymond James raised their price target on Russel Metals from C$50.00 to C$56.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$51.21.

Russel Metals Trading Down 1.4 %

RUS opened at C$42.23 on Monday. Russel Metals has a 52 week low of C$35.20 and a 52 week high of C$46.87. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of C$41.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$40.85. The firm has a market cap of C$2.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.60, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a quick ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 3.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.28.

Russel Metals Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 17th will be issued a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.98%. Russel Metals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 54.12%.

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.