Maple Leaf Foods (MFI) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Maple Leaf Foods (TSE: MFI) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 8/13/2026 – Maple Leaf Foods had its price target lowered by National Bank Financial from C$36.00 to C$34.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/13/2026 – Maple Leaf Foods had its price target lowered by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from C$39.00 to C$37.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/13/2026 – Maple Leaf Foods had its price target lowered by Ventum Financial from C$39.00 to C$37.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/13/2026 – Maple Leaf Foods had its price target lowered by Scotiabank from C$36.00 to C$33.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/27/2026 – Maple Leaf Foods was given a new C$36.00 price target by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. They now have an “outperformer” rating on the stock.
• 7/9/2026 – Maple Leaf Foods was given a new C$36.00 price target by Stifel Nicolaus. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/22/2026 – Maple Leaf Foods was upgraded by TD Securities to “strong-buy”.

Maple Leaf Foods Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 8th. Maple Leaf Foods’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.88%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Curtis Eugene Frank sold 96,191 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$29.25, for a total transaction of C$2,813,586.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 101,469 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$2,967,968.25. This represents a 48.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Also, insider Randall Huffman sold 5,075 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$29.45, for a total value of C$149,458.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 89,044 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$2,622,345.80. This represents a 5.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 137,829 shares of company stock worth $4,036,811. Corporate insiders own 39.87% of the company’s stock.

Maple Leaf Foods Inc is a consumer-packaged meats company. It produces prepared meats and meals, fresh pork, and poultry and turkey products. The company also has agribusiness operations. These operations supply livestock to the meat products business operations. Its main markets are Canada, the United States, Japan, and China. The key brands are Maple Leaf and Schneiders, Maple Leaf Prime Naturally, Shopsy, Mitchell’s Gourmet Food, Larse, Parm, and Hygrade.