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C$47.19 -0.37 (-0.78%)
As of 08/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

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

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

North West vs. Its Competitors

North West (TSE:NWC) and Empire (TSE:EMP.A) are both mid-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

North West has a net margin of 5.14% compared to Empire's net margin of 2.18%. North West's return on equity of 18.43% beat Empire's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
North West5.14% 18.43% 8.69%
Empire 2.18%12.94%4.60%

35.0% of North West shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.9% of Empire shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of North West shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Empire shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
North WestC$2.56B0.89C$131.51MC$2.7217.35
EmpireC$30.87B0.25C$672MC$2.7419.89

In the previous week, Empire had 5 more articles in the media than North West. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Empire and 3 mentions for North West. Empire's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat North West's score of 0.12 indicating that Empire 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)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Empire
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

North West presently has a consensus price target of C$60.75, suggesting a potential upside of 28.73%. Empire has a consensus price target of C$57.43, suggesting a potential upside of 5.37%. Given North West's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe North West is more favorable than Empire.

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
Empire
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

North West pays an annual dividend of C$1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Empire pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. North West pays out 58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Empire pays out 29.2% 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 has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empire has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

North West beats Empire on 10 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

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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NWC vs. The Competition

MetricNorth WestGrocery Stores IndustryDefensive SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$2.27BC$19.92BC$7.03BC$6.20B
Dividend Yield3.42%2.98%3.17%6.72%
P/E Ratio17.3519.5813.5963.43
Price / Sales0.8938.9680.751,250.99
Price / Cash35.84148.13144.7483.29
Price / Book2.982.744.094.86
Net IncomeC$131.51MC$886.39MC$999.43MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance-2.44%-1.41%-0.88%-2.11%
1 Month Performance-1.67%0.38%-1.31%0.22%
1 Year Performance5.45%13.69%67.36%26.44%

North West Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NWC
North West
2.7612 of 5 stars
C$47.19
-0.8%
C$60.75
+28.7%
+5.5%C$2.27BC$2.56B17.357,382
EMP.A
Empire
1.8336 of 5 stars
C$55.93
+0.9%
C$57.43
+2.7%
+48.7%C$7.85BC$30.87B20.41125,000
L
Loblaw Companies
1.2424 of 5 stars
C$225.46
+1.8%
C$244.50
+8.4%
+33.6%C$68.17BC$60.23B30.6012,000
ATD.B
Alimentation Couche-Tard
N/AN/AC$88.50
+∞
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
1.5348 of 5 stars
C$268.12
+2.1%
C$288.58
+7.6%
+23.9%C$34.80BC$60.42B53.67220,000
MRU
Metro
0.865 of 5 stars
C$106.14
+1.3%
C$105.78
-0.3%
+29.8%C$23.47BC$21.29B24.5097,000
PRMW
Primo Water
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$6.00BC$1.85B54.209,230
PBH
Premium Brands
2.3328 of 5 stars
C$89.53
+0.7%
C$103.90
+16.1%
-2.5%C$3.99BC$6.41B39.86540
MFI
Maple Leaf Foods
2.0021 of 5 stars
C$29.70
+1.5%
C$33.60
+13.1%
+12.9%C$3.72BC$4.93B109.6113,500
JWEL
Jamieson Wellness
1.1055 of 5 stars
C$34.21
+0.2%
C$41.65
+21.7%
+6.5%C$1.43BC$715.02M35.94240Positive News

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This page (TSE:NWC) was last updated on 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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