North West (NWC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The North West Co Inc is a Canada-based company that is principally engaged in retail business in underserved rural communities and urban neighborhoods. The company provides food, family apparel, housewares, appliances, and outdoor products, with food products accounting for the majority of the company's revenue. The company also offers services, including post offices, income tax return preparation, money transfers, commercial business sales, and others. Its geographical segment includes Canada and International. The company generates maximum revenue from Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$45.90 to C$46.44
• 50-Day Range: C$46.01 to C$52.08
• 52-Week Range: C$44.48 to C$57.95
• Volume: 126,022 shs
• Average Volume: 139,495 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$2.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.20
• Dividend Yield: 3.48%
• Price Target: C$60.25
• Consensus Rating: Buy

North West Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

North West scored higher than 61% 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: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

North West has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.20, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

North West has a consensus price target of C$60.25, representing about 30.9% upside from its current price of C$46.01.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

North West has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of North West is 16.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.40.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of North West is 16.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 1,100.41.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

North West has a PEG Ratio of 1.11. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

North West has a P/B Ratio of 2.91. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for NWC.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

North West pays a meaningful dividend of 3.47%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

North West does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of North West is 56.34%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for NWC.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.35

News Sentiment

North West has a news sentiment score of 0.35. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for North West this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for NWC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.12% of the stock of North West is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 39.89% of the stock of North West is held by institutions.

NWC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NWC shares performed this year?

North West's stock was trading at C$49.12 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, NWC shares have decreased by 6.3% and is now trading at C$46.01.

How do I buy shares of North West?

Shares of NWC 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 North West own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that North West investors own include Enbridge (ENB), Fortis (FTS), TELUS (T), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), BCE (BCE), Manulife Financial (MFC) and Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/27/2025
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 7/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/29/2025
• Today: 10/07/2025
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 10/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Grocery Stores
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:NWC
• Previous Symbol: TSE:NWF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.northwest.ca
• Phone: +1-204-9341756
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,382
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for North West: C$60.25
• High Price Target: C$63.00
• Low Price Target: C$58.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.20
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$2.84
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.21
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.18
• P/E Growth: 1.11
• Net Income: C$131.51 million
• Net Margins: 5.14%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 18.43%
• Return on Assets: 8.69%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 59.78
• Current Ratio: 2.16
• Quick Ratio: 0.64

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$2.60 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.84
• Cash Flow: C$1.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 35.84
• Book Value: C$15.82 per share
• Price / Book: 2.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 47,687,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$2.20 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.07