TSE:L Loblaw Companies (L) Stock Price, News & Analysis C$225.02 +1.17 (+0.52%) As of 05/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About Loblaw Companies Stock (TSE:L) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Loblaw Companies alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's RangeC$222.04▼C$226.2550-Day RangeC$184.24▼C$225.0252-Week RangeC$152.39▼C$226.25Volume286,212 shsAverage Volume421,953 shsMarket CapitalizationC$68.03 billionP/E Ratio30.54Dividend Yield0.91%Price TargetC$236.88Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewLoblaw is one of Canada's largest grocery, pharmacy, and general merchandise retailers, operating the most expansive store footprint in Ontario and maintaining sizable presences in provinces like Quebec and British Columbia. Key grocery banners include Loblaw, No Frills, and Maxi, while its pharmaceutical operations are the product of its 2014 acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart. The firm carries a robust private-label assortment, with top sellers like President's Choice and No Name. In addition to its retail operations, Loblaw oversees a financial-services business, which provides credit card services and guaranteed investment certificates, and also operates its PC Optimum loyalty program. The firm's controlling shareholder is George Weston Limited, which owns 52.6% of the equity.Read More… Loblaw Companies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks36th Percentile Overall ScoreL MarketRank™: Loblaw Companies scored higher than 36% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingLoblaw Companies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageLoblaw Companies has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Loblaw Companies' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Loblaw Companies is 30.54, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.98.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Loblaw Companies is 30.54, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 11.16.Price to Earnings Growth RatioLoblaw Companies has a PEG Ratio of 3.23. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLoblaw Companies has a P/B Ratio of 5.96. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for L. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldLoblaw Companies pays a meaningful dividend of 1.10%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthLoblaw Companies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Loblaw Companies is 27.83%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Loblaw Companies' dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for L. News and Social Media3.2 / 5News Sentiment0.67 News SentimentLoblaw Companies has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.39 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for Loblaw Companies this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest17 people have searched for L on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 6% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Loblaw Companies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Loblaw Companies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$25,966,244.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders53.77% of the stock of Loblaw Companies is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 20.72% of the stock of Loblaw Companies is held by institutions.Read more about Loblaw Companies' insider trading history. Receive L Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Loblaw Companies and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address L Stock News HeadlinesLoblaw Companies (TSE:L) Price Target Raised to C$253.00May 4 at 2:47 AM | americanbankingnews.comLoblaw Companies (TSE:L) Price Target Raised to C$234.00May 4 at 2:47 AM | americanbankingnews.comHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAII predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new millionaires than any tech advance in history. And for a limited time, you have the chance to claim a stake in this project, even though it’s housed inside Elon’s private company, xAI.May 5, 2025 | Brownstone Research (Ad)Loblaw Companies (TSE:L) Price Target Raised to C$245.00May 4 at 2:47 AM | americanbankingnews.comLoblaw Companies (TSE:L) Price Target Raised to C$230.00May 4 at 1:55 AM | americanbankingnews.comTSE:L Q2 EPS Forecast Lifted by National Bank FinancialMay 4 at 1:19 AM | americanbankingnews.comQ3 EPS Estimate for Loblaw Companies Increased by AnalystMay 3 at 2:51 AM | americanbankingnews.comLoblaw Companies (TSE:L) Price Target Raised to C$234.00 at National BanksharesMay 3 at 2:10 AM | americanbankingnews.comSee More Headlines L Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have L shares performed this year? Loblaw Companies' stock was trading at C$189.17 at the beginning of the year. Since then, L shares have increased by 19.0% and is now trading at C$225.02. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Loblaw Companies' earnings last quarter? Loblaw Companies Limited (TSE:L) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 26th. The company reported $1.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $11.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.96 billion. Loblaw Companies had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.90% and a net margin of 3.71%. How do I buy shares of Loblaw Companies? Shares of L stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers. What other stocks do shareholders of Loblaw Companies own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Loblaw Companies investors own include George Weston (WN), Enbridge (ENB), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), BCE (BCE), Suncor Energy (SU) and Royal Bank of Canada (RY). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/26/2017Ex-Dividend for 4/1 Dividend3/14/2025Record date for 4/1 Dividend4/01/2025Dividend Payable4/01/2025Today5/04/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeTSE SectorConsumer Defensive Industry Grocery Stores Sub-IndustryInsurance Current SymbolTSE:L CIKN/A Webwww.loblaw.ca Phone+1-905-4592500FaxN/AEmployees12,000Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetC$236.88 High Stock Price TargetC$253.00 Low Stock Price TargetC$220.00 Potential Upside/Downside+5.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.86 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)C$7.37 Trailing P/E Ratio30.54 Forward P/E Ratio24.67 P/E Growth3.23Net IncomeC$2.23 billion Net Margins3.71% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity19.90% Return on Assets5.89% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio166.11 Current Ratio1.29 Quick Ratio0.68 Sales & Book Value Annual SalesC$60.23 billion Price / Sales1.13 Cash FlowC$9.71 per share Price / Cash Flow23.18 Book ValueC$37.73 per share Price / Book5.96Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares302,349,293Free FloatN/AMarket CapC$68.03 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.17 Free Today: Your Guide to Smarter Options TradesLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. 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