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Metro (MTRAF) 6-Month Price Index : 1.04 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Metro 6-Month Price Index?

6-Month Price Index is an intermediate-term momentum that shows the price change relative to 6-month ago. It’s calculated by current share price divided by share price 6-months ago. As of today (2024-04-28), Metro's 6-Month Price Index is 1.04.


Competitive Comparison of Metro's 6-Month Price Index

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Metro's 6-Month Price Index, along with its competitors' market caps and 6-Month Price Index data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Metro  (OTCPK:MTRAF) 6-Month Price Index Calculation

6-Month Price Index is calculated as following:

6-Month Price Index=Current Share Price / Share Price 6-Months Ago

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Metro  (OTCPK:MTRAF) 6-Month Price Index Explanation

Price Index (PI) also called momentum. Strategies involving Price Index are also known as momentum strategies as they allow investors to profit from a company’s stock price. 6-Month Price Index is an intermediate-term momentum that shows the price change relative to 6-month ago.

The investment strategy for momentum investors is to buy winners and sell losers. That is, buy stocks that performed well and sell stocks that performed poorly in the past.


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Metro (MTRAF) Business Description

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11011 Maurice-Duplessis, Finances, Montreal, Montreal, QC, CAN, H1C 1V6
Metro is the third-largest grocery retailer in Canada (behind Loblaw and Sobeys) and also owns the top pharmacy chain in Quebec, Jean Coutu, following the 2018 acquisition. Its grocery banners include supermarket chain Metro, discounters Super C and Food Basics, and ethnic food grocer Adonis, while its pharmacies primarily operate under the Jean Coutu and Brunet trademarks. Metro operates both as a food retailer and a franchisor, licensing its trademarks and supplying merchandise to registered pharmacists. The firm also acts as a wholesaler and distributor to serve smaller, neighborhood grocery stores. Unlike peers Loblaw and Sobeys that operate chain stores across Canada, Metro's operations are concentrated in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario, with no presence in western Canada.

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