Q2 EPS Estimates for Russel Metals Boosted by Stifel Canada

Russel Metals Inc. (TSE:RUS) – Equities research analysts at Stifel Canada upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Russel Metals in a report released on Tuesday, July 15th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.99 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.98. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Russel Metals’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.99 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.61 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.61 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.85 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on RUS. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Russel Metals from C$54.00 to C$53.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. National Bankshares reduced their price objective on Russel Metals from C$58.00 to C$55.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th.

Russel Metals Stock Performance

Shares of RUS stock opened at C$44.75 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.28, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a current ratio of 3.37. The firm has a market cap of C$2.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.42, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.52. Russel Metals has a 52 week low of C$34.62 and a 52 week high of C$46.87. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is C$43.02 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$41.14.

Russel Metals Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th were paid a $0.43 dividend. This is an increase from Russel Metals’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 29th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.84%. 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.