Stifel Canada Has Positive View of Russel Metals Q1 Earnings

Russel Metals Inc. (TSE:RUS) – Analysts at Stifel Canada upped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Russel Metals in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 13th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.07 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.02. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Russel Metals’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of Russel Metals from C$55.50 to C$60.00 in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded Russel Metals from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from C$45.00 to C$51.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. TD Securities increased their target price on Russel Metals from C$50.00 to C$52.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Raymond James boosted their price objective 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$51.21.

Russel Metals Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of RUS opened at C$42.23 on Monday. Russel Metals has a fifty-two week low of C$35.20 and a fifty-two week high of C$46.87. The firm has a market cap of C$2.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.60, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.52. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of C$41.94 and a 200-day moving average price of C$40.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.28, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a current ratio of 3.37.

Russel Metals Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared 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. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. Russel Metals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 54.12%.

About Russel Metals

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.