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North West (NWC) Competitors

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C$46.59 -0.35 (-0.75%)
As of 10/23/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

NWC vs. L, ATD.B, ATD.A, WN, MRU, EMP.A, PRMW, PBH, MFI, and LAS.A

Should you be buying North West stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of North West include Loblaw Companies (L), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.A), George Weston (WN), Metro (MRU), Empire (EMP.A), Primo Water (PRMW), Premium Brands (PBH), Maple Leaf Foods (MFI), and Lassonde Industries (LAS.A). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.

North West vs. Its Competitors

North West (TSE:NWC) and Loblaw Companies (TSE:L) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

In the previous week, Loblaw Companies had 1 more articles in the media than North West. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Loblaw Companies and 3 mentions for North West. Loblaw Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat North West's score of 0.19 indicating that Loblaw Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
North West
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Loblaw Companies
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

North West has a beta of 0.069216, indicating that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loblaw Companies has a beta of 0.288064, indicating that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Loblaw Companies has higher revenue and earnings than North West. North West is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loblaw Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
North WestC$2.60B0.85C$131.51MC$2.8416.40
Loblaw CompaniesC$62.29B1.12C$2.23BC$2.0228.99

41.0% of North West shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.1% of Loblaw Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of North West shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.8% of Loblaw Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

North West pays an annual dividend of C$1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Loblaw Companies pays an annual dividend of C$0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. North West pays out 56.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Loblaw Companies pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

North West currently has a consensus target price of C$60.25, indicating a potential upside of 29.32%. Loblaw Companies has a consensus target price of C$199.38, indicating a potential upside of 240.93%. Given Loblaw Companies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Loblaw Companies is more favorable than North West.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
North West
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20
Loblaw Companies
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

North West has a net margin of 5.14% compared to Loblaw Companies' net margin of 3.71%. Loblaw Companies' return on equity of 19.90% beat North West's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
North West5.14% 18.43% 8.69%
Loblaw Companies 3.71%19.90%5.89%

Summary

Loblaw Companies beats North West on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NWC vs. The Competition

MetricNorth WestGrocery Stores IndustryDefensive SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$2.24BC$20.43BC$7.54BC$9.65B
Dividend Yield3.49%2.93%3.25%6.50%
P/E Ratio16.4018.27873.6029.23
Price / Sales0.8543.661,011,605.1111.13
Price / Cash35.84148.13144.7483.29
Price / Book2.952.029.095.74
Net IncomeC$131.51MC$886.39MC$1.01BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance0.09%0.52%1.76%0.28%
1 Month Performance-4.45%0.72%0.27%1.81%
1 Year PerformanceN/A-3.64%150.50%35.86%

North West Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NWC
North West
3.0705 of 5 stars
C$46.59
-0.7%
C$60.25
+29.3%
-8.1%C$2.24BC$2.60B16.407,382
L
Loblaw Companies
3.138 of 5 stars
C$58.20
-0.1%
C$199.25
+242.4%
-66.4%C$69.19BC$62.29B28.8512,000Analyst Forecast
ATD.B
Alimentation Couche-Tard
N/AN/AC$89.00
+∞
N/AC$52.83BC$53.19B16.01130,000
ATD.A
Alimentation Couche-Tard
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$52.79BC$53.19B15.99130,000
WN
George Weston
3.49 of 5 stars
C$88.65
+0.3%
C$101.00
+13.9%
+20.9%C$34.13BC$62.89B34.63220,000News Coverage
MRU
Metro
2.6763 of 5 stars
C$95.43
-0.4%
C$109.75
+15.0%
+13.1%C$20.76BC$21.84B20.7097,000Dividend Announcement
EMP.A
Empire
1.9317 of 5 stars
C$48.22
+0.4%
C$56.86
+17.9%
+20.5%C$11.13BC$31.40B16.18125,000
PRMW
Primo Water
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$6.00BC$1.85B54.209,230
PBH
Premium Brands
N/AC$97.14
-1.1%
C$111.45
+14.7%
+4.2%C$4.34BC$6.90B46.70540
MFI
Maple Leaf Foods
3.7231 of 5 stars
C$28.26
-2.6%
C$36.69
+29.8%
+31.6%C$3.52BC$5.10B19.6313,500Positive News
LAS.A
Lassonde Industries
1.9016 of 5 stars
C$210.50
-0.7%
C$246.75
+17.2%
+21.5%C$1.44BC$2.85B12.422,200

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This page (TSE:NWC) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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