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Maple Leaf Foods (MFI.TO)

27.96

-0.31 (1.10%)

as of Jul 24, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.

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Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 7 opinions in the last 12 months.

Maple Leaf Foods (MFI-T) is perceived as a defensive stock that has been undergoing a turnaround, providing potential for margin improvement and delivering a relatively stable dividend yield of around 2.5% to 3%. However, experts express differing views on its resilience, as it operates in the consumer staples sector but is not entirely recession-proof due to its higher-end branding. Following a notable decline in share price of approximately 25% recently, some analysts suggest that the stock is becoming more attractive now, especially after a spin-off that helps mitigate commodity risk. Despite a history of volatility and challenges with rising input costs affecting margins, recent performance shows a recovery, indicating that the company could be gearing up for improved cash flow and returns in the near future. Given the mixed reviews but general optimism about its long-term prospects, many feel that, while MFI is currently undervalued, it could experience growth as market conditions stabilize.

Consensus

Hold

Valuation

Undervalued

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BUY

Has been in the doldrums for a period of time, but their recent earnings looked OK. Hasn’t hit his screens from a valuation point. Good underlying management.

DON'T BUY

Strong Cdn$ is starting to hurt the company. Have been doing too many things and not concentrating on their core business.

TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Aug 25/06. No change.) Deep value play. 2 major businesses, Canada Bread ($9.50 value) and meats. Restructuring and moving towards a more finished, high margin product.

SELL

The meat packing industry has always been a low margin business. Doesn't see a quick turnaround. Use it as a tax loss.

SELL

Have had a few problems lately with their overall operations. Margins have not been terrific.

DON'T BUY

They continue to look for value added products. Cost structure still seems to be a little bit out of control and has a lot of volatility. There are health issues with the meat related products. Not much here to get you excited.

BUY

Reasonable value. A major shareholder of Canada Bread. Stock price dropped due to their meat processing business was going through a great deal of difficulty.

DON'T BUY

She has this as a short but at this time, she would be looking to buy back. Doesn't see it going below $10. They have missed numbers. A very tough business.

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BUY

Started looking at this stock because of a lot of consolidation among the major meat producer/packers. Not a bad company. Stock has sold off pretty hard. Could be a takeover candidate or consolidated. Not expensive.

TOP PICK

At a 52 week low which represents very compelling value. Owns about 90% of Canada Bread (CBY-T). If you where to dividend out Canada Bread to the shareholders, it would represent about $10.50 which means you are really buying the food processing business for about $1. MLF has about $1 billion in debt but CB has no debt.

DON'T BUY

The problem with them is that there are a lot of moving pirates when it comes to the cost of their goods and the profitability that they generate. A very difficult business and the margins are very low.

SELL

This is a well managed company. There are a lot of sellers looking to sell. Avoid. Sell if you own.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

His model price is $18.12, a 22% differential but the stock will probably end up at $17.75. $12.80 is probably the bottom and that is where he would buy.

DON'T BUY

This is not the right place to be in this kind of market. It's a company that will continue to grow, but you want to be in something that's participating in this rally. This is more of a defensive play and this is not a defensive market right now.

DON'T BUY

An interesting company because you would think they should be making money hand over fist, but looking at the stock for a long term it's hard to get rich with this stock. Doesn't trade a lot. Low margins.

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