Metro Inc Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

MRU Stock  CAD 89.62  0.11  0.12%   
Assuming the 90 days trading horizon and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Metro Inc is 'Strong Hold'. The recommendation algorithm takes into account all of Metro's available fundamental, technical, and predictive indicators you will find on this site.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

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Strong Hold

Market Performance

GoodDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

Low keyDetails

Current Valuation

Fairly ValuedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Very LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Slowly supersedes the marketDetails

Analyst Consensus

Not AvailableDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

InapplicableDetails
For the selected time horizon Metro Inc has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.114, Jensen Alpha of 0.0746, Total Risk Alpha of (0.02), Sortino Ratio of (0.01) and Treynor Ratio of 0.3445
Macroaxis provides trade recommendations on Metro Inc to complement and cross-verify current analyst consensus on Metro. Our advice engine determines the firm's potential to grow exclusively from the perspective of an investor's current risk tolerance and investing horizon. To make sure Metro Inc is not overpriced, please verify all Metro Inc fundamentals, including its revenue, current ratio, beta, as well as the relationship between the cash and equivalents and earnings per share .

Metro Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Metro Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Metro's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Metro's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Metro daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Metro Inc price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Metro returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Metro.
Mean Return
0.12
Value At Risk
-1.32
Potential Upside
1.45
Standard Deviation
0.85
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Metro historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Metro Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change In Cash168.1M4.3M(432.4M)16.1M14.5M15.2M
Free Cash Flow963.4M984M840.3M883.6M1.0B1.1B
Depreciation462.5M478.3M503.3M525.2M604.0M634.2M
Other Non Cash Items136.8M133.5M(88.9M)122.6M141.0M148.0M
Dividends Paid220.7M240.1M257.9M275M316.3M332.1M
Capital Expenditures510.7M599.3M621.1M679.9M781.9M821.0M
Net Income1.1B1.1B1.2B1.0B1.2B1.2B
End Period Cash Flow441.5M445.8M13.4M29.5M33.9M32.2M
Investments(444.1M)(1.1M)(477.8M)(572.5M)(515.3M)(541.0M)
Net Borrowings(7.4M)(268.1M)(263.3M)(554.3M)(498.9M)(473.9M)
Change To Netincome(151.8M)248.5M118.1M227.2M261.3M274.3M

Metro Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Metro or Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Metro's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Metro stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
0.07
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.33
σ
Overall volatility
0.87
Ir
Information ratio -0.007

Metro Volatility Alert

Metro Inc has low volatility with Treynor Ratio of 0.34, Maximum Drawdown of 3.55 and kurtosis of 0.23. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Metro's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Metro's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Metro Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Metro's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Metro's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Metro and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Metro or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Metro's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Metro by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
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 Worse Than Average Compare Metro to competition
FundamentalsMetroPeer Average
Return On Equity0.14-0.31
Return On Asset0.064-0.14
Profit Margin0.04 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.07 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation24.2 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding222.01 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders0.14 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions46.71 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted1.03 M4.71 M
Price To Earning21.44 X28.72 X
Price To Book2.84 X9.51 X
Price To Sales0.93 X11.42 X
Revenue20.72 B9.43 B
Gross Profit3.78 B27.38 B
EBITDA1.99 B3.9 B
Net Income1.01 B570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents13.4 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share1.46 X5.01 X
Total Debt4.32 B5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.78 %48.70 %
Current Ratio1.35 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share30.77 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations1.56 B971.22 M
Short Ratio2.01 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share4.11 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth4.06 X4.89 X
Target Price91.0
Number Of Employees97 K18.84 K
Beta0.074-0.15
Market Capitalization19.92 B19.03 B
Total Asset13.87 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings5.2 B9.33 B
Working Capital442.8 M1.48 B

Metro Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Metro . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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Other Information on Investing in Metro Stock

Metro financial ratios help investors to determine whether Metro Stock is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Metro with respect to the benefits of owning Metro security.