Loblaw Companies (L) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Loblaw is one of Canada's largest grocery, pharmacy, and general merchandise retailers, operating the most expansive store footprint in Ontario and maintaining sizable presences in provinces like Quebec and British Columbia. Key grocery banners include Loblaw, No Frills, and Maxi, while its pharmaceutical operations are the product of its 2014 acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart. The firm carries a robust private-label assortment, with top sellers like President's Choice and No Name. In addition to its retail operations, Loblaw oversees a financial-services business, which provides credit card services and guaranteed investment certificates, and also operates its PC Optimum loyalty program. The firm's controlling shareholder is George Weston Limited, which owns 52.6% of the equity.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$175.66 to C$181.10
• 50-Day Range: C$175.20 to C$194.91
• 52-Week Range: C$129.00 to C$196.49
• Volume: 490,551 shs
• Average Volume: 303,514 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$53.84 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.71
• Dividend Yield: 1.16%
• Price Target: C$201.88
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Loblaw Companies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Loblaw Companies scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Loblaw Companies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Loblaw Companies has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Loblaw Companies is 26.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 109.46.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Loblaw Companies is 26.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 206.15.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Loblaw Companies has a PEG Ratio of 3.23. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Loblaw Companies has a P/B Ratio of 4.89. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for L.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Loblaw Companies pays a meaningful dividend of 1.16%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Loblaw Companies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Loblaw Companies is 31.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for L.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.19

News Sentiment

Loblaw Companies has a news sentiment score of -0.19. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.30 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Loblaw Companies this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for L on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Loblaw Companies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Loblaw Companies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$399,297.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

53.77% of the stock of Loblaw Companies is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 20.72% of the stock of Loblaw Companies is held by institutions.

L Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have L shares performed this year?

Loblaw Companies' stock was trading at C$189.17 at the start of the year. Since then, L stock has decreased by 6.8% and is now trading at C$176.30.
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How were Loblaw Companies' earnings last quarter?

Loblaw Companies Limited (TSE:L) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 26th. The company reported $1.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.01. The business earned $11.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.96 billion. Loblaw Companies had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.22% and a net margin of 3.46%.

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What other stocks do shareholders of Loblaw Companies own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Loblaw Companies investors own include George Weston (WN), Enbridge (ENB), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), BCE (BCE), Suncor Energy (SU) and Royal Bank of Canada (RY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/26/2017
• Ex-Dividend for 12/30 Dividend: 12/13/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/30/2024
• Today: 1/14/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Grocery Stores
• Sub-Industry: Insurance
• Current Symbol: TSE:L
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.loblaw.ca
• Phone: +1-905-4592500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 12,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$201.88
• High Stock Price Target: C$225.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$180.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$6.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.33
• P/E Growth: 3.23
• Net Income: C$2.08 billion
• Net Margins: 3.46%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 19.22%
• Return on Assets: 5.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 163.32
• Current Ratio: 1.36
• Quick Ratio: 0.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$60.32 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.89
• Cash Flow: C$7.61 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.18
• Book Value: C$36.08 per share
• Price / Book: 4.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 305,390,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$53.84 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.17