George Weston (WN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

George Weston Limited provides food and drug retailing, and financial services in Canada. The company operates through two segments, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) and Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (Choice Properties). The Loblaw segment provides grocery, pharmacy and healthcare services, health and beauty products, apparel, general merchandise, and financial services. This segment also offers credit card and other banking services, insurance brokerage services, guaranteed investment certificates, and wireless mobile products and services. The Choice Properties segment owns, operates, manages, and develops retail commercial and residential properties, leased to necessity-based tenants, industrial, and mixed-use and residential assets. It markets its products under the Shoppers Drug Mart, Joe Fresh, President's Choice Bank, no name, Farmer's Market, T&T, Life Brand, and PC Optimum brands. The company was founded in 1882 and is based in Toronto, Canada. George Weston Limited operates as a subsidiary of Wittington Investments, Limited.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$214.26 to C$219.27
• 50-Day Range: C$215.10 to C$233.87
• 52-Week Range: C$155.00 to C$236.30
• Volume: 150,347 shs
• Average Volume: 127,924 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$28.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.67
• Dividend Yield: 1.50%
• Price Target: C$246.58
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

George Weston Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

George Weston scored higher than 51% 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

George Weston has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

George Weston has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of George Weston is 24.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 131.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of George Weston is 24.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 210.01.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

George Weston has a PEG Ratio of 5.03. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

George Weston has a P/B Ratio of 5.16. 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 WN.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

George Weston pays a meaningful dividend of 1.47%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

George Weston does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of George Weston is 36.94%. 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 WN.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.31

News Sentiment

George Weston has a news sentiment score of 0.31. 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 0.44 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for George Weston this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for WN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, George Weston insiders have sold 7,312.87% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$164,279.00 in company stock and sold C$12,177,793.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

59.41% of the stock of George Weston is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 15.24% of the stock of George Weston is held by institutions.

WN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WN shares performed this year?

George Weston's stock was trading at C$164.50 at the start of the year. Since then, WN shares have increased by 33.2% and is now trading at C$219.04.
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How were George Weston's earnings last quarter?

George Weston Limited (TSE:WN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July, 30th. The company reported $1.78 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.78. The company earned $12.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.30 billion. George Weston had a net margin of 2.06% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.52%.

How do I buy shares of George Weston?

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What other stocks do shareholders of George Weston own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that George Weston investors own include Loblaw Companies (L), BCE (BCE), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Power Co. of Canada (POW), Royal Bank of Canada (RY) and TELUS (T).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2021
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/13/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2024
• Today: 11/20/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Grocery Stores
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:WN
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.weston.ca
• Phone: +1-416-9222500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 220,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$246.58
• High Stock Price Target: C$269.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$218.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$8.88
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.67
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.82
• P/E Growth: 5.03
• Net Income: C$1.21 billion
• Net Margins: 2.06%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 17.52%
• Return on Assets: 5.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 171.94
• Current Ratio: 1.35
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$60.93 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.48
• Cash Flow: C$23.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.15
• Book Value: C$42.48 per share
• Price / Book: 5.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 132,140,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$28.94 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.42