Wesfarmers (WFAFY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Wesfarmers Limited is an Australian diversified company headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. Its principal retail businesses include Bunnings, a retailer of home improvement and outdoor living products; Kmart, which sells apparel, homewares and general merchandise; and Officeworks, a supplier of stationery, technology and office products. Wesfarmers also operates Priceline, a pharmacy and health-and-beauty retail network, through its Wesfarmers Health business.

The company’s industrial operations include WesCEF, which produces and distributes chemicals, fertilisers and industrial gases, as well as businesses involved in industrial and safety products and services. Wesfarmers serves customers primarily in Australia and New Zealand, with selected industrial products and activities connected to international markets.

Wesfarmers traces its origins to 1914, when it was established as a cooperative to provide services and supplies to farmers in Western Australia. It later developed into a diversified public company through expansion and acquisitions across retail, industrial and health-related industries. Rob Scott serves as managing director and chief executive officer, while Michael Chaney has served as chairman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $27.69 to $28.08
• 50-Day Range: $25.37 to $28.45
• 52-Week Range: $24.50 to $33.31
• Volume: 59,941 shs
• Average Volume: 104,654 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 23.42
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $70.75
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Wesfarmers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wesfarmers scored higher than 31% 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: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Wesfarmers has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Wesfarmers has a consensus price target of $70.75, representing about 153.5% upside from its current price of $27.91.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Wesfarmers has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Wesfarmers is 23.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wesfarmers is 23.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.19.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Wesfarmers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.54, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wesfarmers has recently increased by 141.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Wesfarmers does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Wesfarmers does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Wesfarmers is 37.01%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: N/A
• News Sentiment: N/A

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Wesfarmers insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.01% of the stock of Wesfarmers is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Financial Services
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Financial Services
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:WFAFY
• CIK: 1436381
• Web: www.wesfarmers.com.au
• Phone: (189) 327-4211
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 100,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Wesfarmers: $70.75
• High Price Target: $73.00
• Low Price Target: $68.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +153.5%
• Consensus Rating: Sell
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A