WN vs. L, ATD.B, ATD.A, MRU, EMP.A, NWC, DOL, SAP, PRMW, and PBH
Should you be buying George Weston stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of George Weston include Loblaw Companies (L), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.A), Metro (MRU), Empire (EMP.A), North West (NWC), Dollarama (DOL), Saputo (SAP), Primo Water (PRMW), and Premium Brands (PBH). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.
George Weston vs.
Loblaw Companies (TSE:L) and George Weston (TSE:WN) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.
Loblaw Companies has a net margin of 3.71% compared to George Weston's net margin of 1.07%. Loblaw Companies' return on equity of 19.90% beat George Weston's return on equity.
In the previous week, George Weston had 1 more articles in the media than Loblaw Companies. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for George Weston and 5 mentions for Loblaw Companies. George Weston's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Loblaw Companies' score of 0.03 indicating that George Weston is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
20.7% of Loblaw Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.2% of George Weston shares are held by institutional investors. 53.8% of Loblaw Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.4% of George Weston shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Loblaw Companies currently has a consensus target price of C$199.38, suggesting a potential upside of 1.45%. George Weston has a consensus target price of C$251.42, suggesting a potential upside of 5.28%. Given George Weston's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe George Weston is more favorable than Loblaw Companies.
Loblaw Companies received 301 more outperform votes than George Weston when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.39% of users gave Loblaw Companies an outperform vote while only 65.21% of users gave George Weston an outperform vote.
Loblaw Companies has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, George Weston has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Loblaw Companies pays an annual dividend of C$2.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. George Weston pays an annual dividend of C$3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Loblaw Companies pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. George Weston pays out 65.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Loblaw Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than George Weston. Loblaw Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than George Weston, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Loblaw Companies beats George Weston on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:WN) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
