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North West (NWC) Competitors

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C$46.06 +0.50 (+1.10%)
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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 superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

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%

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$2.60B0.84C$131.51MC$2.8416.22
Loblaw CompaniesC$62.29B1.09C$2.23BC$2.0228.27

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

North West pays an annual dividend of C$1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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.

39.6% of North West shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of Loblaw Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of North West shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.8% of Loblaw Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Loblaw Companies had 4 more articles in the media than North West. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Loblaw Companies and 0 mentions for North West. North West's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Loblaw Companies' score of -0.11 indicating that North West is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
North West Neutral
Loblaw Companies Neutral

North West presently has a consensus price target of C$60.25, indicating a potential upside of 30.81%. Loblaw Companies has a consensus price target of C$199.25, indicating a potential upside of 249.38%. 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

Summary

Loblaw Companies beats North West on 11 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$2.17BC$19.93BC$7.39BC$9.61B
Dividend Yield3.60%2.94%3.24%6.52%
P/E Ratio16.22249.441,102.0129.70
Price / Sales0.8443.001,011,604.1013.27
Price / Cash35.84148.13144.7483.29
Price / Book2.912.008.985.88
Net IncomeC$131.51MC$886.39MC$1.01BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance0.11%0.19%-0.27%0.56%
1 Month Performance-3.56%-2.13%-2.62%7.16%
1 Year Performance-12.63%-4.43%176.85%43.52%

North West Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NWC
North West
2.4612 of 5 stars
C$46.06
+1.1%
C$60.25
+30.8%
-13.6%C$2.17BC$2.60B16.227,382
L
Loblaw Companies
3.2757 of 5 stars
C$54.28
+1.2%
C$199.25
+267.1%
-68.2%C$64.53BC$62.29B26.9012,000
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
3.3367 of 5 stars
C$84.00
+0.4%
C$101.00
+20.2%
+15.7%C$32.34BC$62.89B32.81220,000
MRU
Metro
2.4114 of 5 stars
C$91.84
+0.4%
C$110.13
+19.9%
+11.2%C$19.98BC$21.84B19.9297,000Dividend Announcement
EMP.A
Empire
2.2218 of 5 stars
C$48.43
-0.2%
C$56.86
+17.4%
+17.8%C$11.18BC$31.40B16.25125,000News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
PRMW
Primo Water
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$6.00BC$1.85B54.209,230
PBH
Premium Brands
2.7608 of 5 stars
C$93.22
-1.9%
C$111.18
+19.3%
N/AC$4.16BC$6.90B44.82540News Coverage
MFI
Maple Leaf Foods
3.9621 of 5 stars
C$29.33
-2.1%
C$37.56
+28.1%
+25.5%C$3.66BC$5.10B20.3713,500
LAS.A
Lassonde Industries
N/AC$217.00
flat
C$243.25
+12.1%
+22.6%C$1.48BC$2.85B12.802,200

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This page (TSE:NWC) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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