Stifel Canada Estimates Russel Metals’ Q1 Earnings (TSE:RUS)

Russel Metals Inc. (TSE:RUS) – Analysts at Stifel Canada decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Russel Metals in a research note issued on Sunday, March 30th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now forecasts that the company will earn $0.53 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.97. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Russel Metals’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.44 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.39 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS.

RUS has been the subject of several other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Russel Metals from C$55.50 to C$60.00 in a report on Friday, February 14th. TD Securities lifted their target price on shares of Russel Metals from C$50.00 to C$52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$51.21.

Russel Metals Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of RUS stock opened at C$39.62 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is C$40.81 and its 200 day moving average price is C$41.30. Russel Metals has a 1-year low of C$35.20 and a 1-year high of C$46.87. The company has a market cap of C$2.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.28, a current ratio of 3.37 and a quick ratio of 1.44.

Russel Metals Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Russel Metals’s payout ratio is 54.12%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Brian Robie Hedges sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$42.32, for a total value of C$211,600.00. Insiders own 0.85% of the company’s stock.

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.