George Weston Limited (TSE:WN) Senior Officer Richard Dufresne Sells 5,329 Shares

George Weston Limited (TSE:WN - Get Free Report) Senior Officer Richard Dufresne sold 5,329 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$277.47, for a total transaction of C$1,478,612.05.

Richard Dufresne also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, May 22nd, Richard Dufresne sold 10,000 shares of George Weston stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$267.12, for a total transaction of C$2,671,248.00.
• On Thursday, May 15th, Richard Dufresne sold 10,000 shares of George Weston stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$260.07, for a total value of C$2,600,739.00.
• On Tuesday, May 6th, Richard Dufresne sold 20,000 shares of George Weston stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$267.91, for a total value of C$5,358,136.00.

George Weston Stock Performance

TSE WN traded up C$2.32 on Friday, hitting C$278.08. 394,197 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 136,995. The company has a market capitalization of C$36.10 billion, a PE ratio of 55.66, a P/E/G ratio of 5.03 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 372.50, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The business's fifty day moving average is C$257.51 and its 200 day moving average is C$237.18. George Weston Limited has a 52 week low of C$186.22 and a 52 week high of C$279.06.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have commented on WN. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on George Weston from C$264.00 to C$284.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. CIBC boosted their price objective on shares of George Weston from C$268.00 to C$296.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Scotiabank increased their target price on shares of George Weston from C$241.00 to C$285.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. TD Securities lifted their price target on shares of George Weston from C$256.00 to C$308.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Desjardins boosted their price target on shares of George Weston from C$251.00 to C$300.00 in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$282.42.

About George Weston

George Weston is a holding company that operates through two subsidiaries encompassing retail and real estate. The first is Loblaw, the largest grocer in Canada, in which it has a 53% controlling stake. The second is Choice Properties, an open-ended real estate investment trust, where George Weston's ownership sits close to 62%.