TSE:LLoblaw Companies Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Loblaw Companies Ltd Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add C$75.22 -0.22 (-0.29 %) (As of 04/8/2020 01:01 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's RangeC$74.32Now: C$75.22▼C$77.0050-Day RangeC$59.47MA: C$68.81▼C$75.4452-Week RangeC$59.01Now: C$75.22▼C$77.00Volume1.14 million shsAverage Volume790,335 shsMarket CapitalizationC$27.08 billionP/E Ratio25.94Dividend Yield1.67%BetaN/A ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsInsider TradesHeadlinesOptions ChainSocial Media Loblaw Companies Limited, a food and pharmacy company, engages in the grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty, apparel, general merchandise, financial services, and wireless mobile products and services businesses in Canada. It operates in two segments, Retail and Financial Services. The Retail segment operates corporate and franchise-owned retail food, and associate-owned drug stores comprising in-store pharmacies, other health and beauty product stores, apparel stores, and other general merchandise stores, as well as supports the PC Optimum reward program. The Financial Services segment provides credit card services, the PC Optimum reward program, insurance brokerage services, deposit taking services, and telecommunication services. Loblaw Companies Limited provides its products and services under the President's Choice, Life Brand, and no name brands. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Brampton, Canada. Loblaw Companies Limited is a subsidiary of George Weston Limited.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 1.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLoblaw Companies has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of C$78.00, Loblaw Companies has a potential upside of 3.7% from its current price of C$75.22.Amount of Analyst CoverageLoblaw Companies has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.6 Community Rank Outperform VotesLoblaw Companies has received 565 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesLoblaw Companies has received 534 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentLoblaw Companies has received 51.41% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Loblaw Companies and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe L will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe L will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipLoblaw Companies is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 1.67%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthLoblaw Companies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Loblaw Companies is 42.76 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership 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$1,309,174.00 in company stock. Previous Next 0.0 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Loblaw Companies are expected to decrease by -100.00% in the coming year, from C$4.89 to C$0.00 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Loblaw Companies is 25.94, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 11.85.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Loblaw Companies is 25.94, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Services sector average P/E ratio of about 18.30.Price to Earnings Growth RatioLoblaw Companies has a PEG Ratio of 3.42. 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 2.45. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 1.3Community Rank: 2.6Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 0.0 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.29 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange TSE Industry Grocery Stores Sub-IndustryN/A SectorServices Current SymbolTSE:L Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webhttp://www.loblaw.ca/ Phone+1-905-4592500Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio149.74 Current Ratio1.23 Quick Ratio0.65Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio25.94 Forward P/E Ratio15.38 P/E Growth3.42 Sales & Book Value Annual SalesC$48.04 billion Price / Sales0.56 Cash FlowC$3.44 per share Price / Cash Flow21.89 Book ValueC$30.68 per share Price / Book2.45Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous Employees197,000 Outstanding Shares360,064,000Market CapC$27.08 billion Next Earnings Date5/6/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive L News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for L and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. TSX:L Rates by TradingView Loblaw Companies (TSE:L) Frequently Asked Questions How has Loblaw Companies' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Loblaw Companies' stock was trading at C$66.64 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, L shares have increased by 12.9% and is now trading at C$75.22. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Loblaw Companies? 6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Loblaw Companies in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Loblaw Companies. When is Loblaw Companies' next earnings date? Loblaw Companies is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 6th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Loblaw Companies. How were Loblaw Companies' earnings last quarter? Loblaw Companies Ltd (TSE:L) posted its earnings results on Thursday, February, 20th. The company reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $11.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $11.60 billion. View Loblaw Companies' earnings history. How often does Loblaw Companies pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Loblaw Companies? Loblaw Companies announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Sunday, March 15th will be given a dividend of 0.315 per share on Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.26 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.68%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 12th. View Loblaw Companies' dividend history. What price target have analysts set for L? 6 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for Loblaw Companies' stock. Their forecasts range from C$73.00 to C$86.00. On average, they anticipate Loblaw Companies' stock price to reach C$78.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Loblaw Companies. Has Loblaw Companies been receiving favorable news coverage? Headlines about L stock have trended very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Loblaw Companies earned a coverage optimism score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutLoblaw Companies. Who are some of Loblaw Companies' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Loblaw Companies include Woolworths Group (WOW), Wesfarmers (WES), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Koninklijke Ahold (ADRNY), Kroger (KR), Tesco (TSCO), China Resources Beer Holdings CoLtd (CRHKY), Metro (MRU), George Weston (WN), George Weston (WNGRF), Ocado Group (OCDO), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.A), Empire (EMP.A), J Sainsbury (SBRY) and WM Morrison Supermarkets (MRW). What other stocks do shareholders of Loblaw Companies own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Loblaw Companies investors own include George Weston (WN), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Bombardier, Inc. Class B (BBD.B), Suncor Energy (SU), Dollarama (DOL), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), BCE (BCE), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Enbridge (ENB) and Manulife Financial (MFC). Who are Loblaw Companies' key executives? Loblaw Companies' management team includes the following people: Mr. Galen G. Weston, Exec. Chairman, CEO & Member of Management Board (Age 46)Ms. Sarah R. Davis FCPA, CPA, CA, Pres & Member of Management Board (Age 51)Mr. Darren G. Myers, CFO & Member of Management Board (Age 45)Mr. Garry Senecal, Chief Customer Officer & Member of Management BoardMr. Michael Motz, COO & Member of Management Board What is Loblaw Companies' stock symbol? Loblaw Companies trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol "L." How do I buy shares of Loblaw Companies? Shares of L and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Brokers that permit trading on the TSX include Fidelity, Interactive Brokers, PennTrade, and Charles Schwab. What is Loblaw Companies' stock price today? One share of L stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$75.22. How big of a company is Loblaw Companies? Loblaw Companies has a market capitalization of C$27.08 billion and generates C$48.04 billion in revenue each year. Loblaw Companies employs 197,000 workers across the globe. View additional information about Loblaw Companies. What is Loblaw Companies' official website? The official website for Loblaw Companies is http://www.loblaw.ca/. How can I contact Loblaw Companies? Loblaw Companies' mailing address is 1 Presidents Choice Cir, BRAMPTON, ON L6Y 5S5, Canada. The company can be reached via phone at +1-905-4592500. This page was last updated on 4/8/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: Portfolio Manager
