George Weston Limited engages in the food processing and distribution business in Canada and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Weston Foods, Loblaw, and Choice Properties. The Weston Foods segment produces fresh, frozen, and specialty bakery products, such as breads, rolls, bagels, tortillas, cakes, donuts, pies, cookies, crackers, and other baked goods through national and regional supermarkets, wholesale and club stores, dollar stores, convenience store chains, food service distributors, and outlets. This segment also supplies control brand products to retailers and consumer food companies; ice cream cones and sandwich wafers to manufacturers in the frozen novelty category; and Girl Scout cookies. The Loblaw segment provides grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty, apparel, general merchandise, credit card, insurance brokerage, gift cards, and telecommunication services in approximately 2,300 corporate, franchised, and associate-owned locations. It operates retail drug stores under the Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix names that offer over-the-counter medications, health and beauty aids, cosmetics and fragrances, seasonal products, and household essentials; and Shoppers Home Health Care stores, which sells and services assisted-living devices, medical equipment, home-care products, and durable mobility equipment to institutional and retail customers. This segment also provides specialty drug distribution, pharmacy, and patient support services, as well as pharmaceutical products and services to long-term care facilities. The Choice Properties segment owns, develops, and manages retail and commercial real estate consisting of 435 properties primarily focusing on supermarket-anchored shopping centers, supermarkets, and other commercial properties; and industrial, office, and residential properties. The company was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. George Weston Limited is a subsidiary of Wittington Investments, Ltd.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Grocery stores
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorConsumer Staples
CIKN/A
Phone416-922-2500
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$37.47 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees203,238
Next Earnings DateN/A
OptionableNot Optionable
George Weston (OTCMKTS:WNGRF) Frequently Asked Questions
What is George Weston's stock symbol?
George Weston trades on the OTCMKTS under the ticker symbol "WNGRF."
How often does George Weston pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for George Weston?
George Weston announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 19th. Investors of record on Sunday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $0.399 per share on Wednesday, January 1st. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.90%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 12th. This is a boost from George Weston's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. View George Weston's Dividend History.
Has George Weston been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media stories about WNGRF stock have been trending very positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. George Weston earned a coverage optimism score of 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for George Weston.
Who are some of George Weston's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to George Weston include Woolworths Group (WOW), Wesfarmers (WES), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Koninklijke Ahold (ADRNY), Loblaw Companies (L), Kroger (KR), Tesco (TSCO), George Weston (WN), China Resources Beer Holdings CoLtd (CRHKY), Metro (MRU), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.A), Ocado Group (OCDO), Empire (EMP.A), Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao (CBD) and J Sainsbury (SBRY).
Who are George Weston's key executives?
George Weston's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Galen G. Weston, Chairman & CEO (Age 46)
- Mr. Richard Dufresne, Pres & CFO
- Sarah R. Davis, Pres of Loblaw
- Mr. Michael Motz, Chief Operating Officer of Loblaw
- Mr. Darren G. Myers, Chief Financial Officer of Loblaw (Age 45)
How do I buy shares of George Weston?
Shares of WNGRF can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is George Weston's stock price today?
One share of WNGRF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $84.09.
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How can I contact George Weston?
George Weston's mailing address is 22 St. Clair Avenue East Suite 800, Toronto A6, M4T 2S5. The company can be reached via phone at 416-922-2500 or via email at [email protected]
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