George Weston (WN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

George Weston is a holding company that operates through two subsidiaries encompassing retail and real estate. The first is Loblaw, the largest grocer in Canada, in which it has a 53% controlling stake. The second is Choice Properties, an open-ended real estate investment trust, where George Weston's ownership sits close to 62%. The company sold Weston Foods, a North American bakery, in early 2022, which the firm had previously wholly owned. While the two remaining entities are separate, they operate under a contractual, as well as tacit, framework of strategic business partnerships. This is exemplified by Loblaw being Choice's largest tenant.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$95.50 to C$97.64
• 50-Day Range: C$93.82 to C$102.18
• 52-Week Range: C$82.77 to C$104.50
• Volume: 363,797 shs
• Average Volume: 343,360 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$36.69 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.02
• Dividend Yield: 1.22%
• Price Target: C$108.86
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

George Weston Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

George Weston scored higher than 46% 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: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

George Weston has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

George Weston has a consensus price target of C$108.86, representing about 11.9% upside from its current price of C$97.31.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

George Weston 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 George Weston is 34.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of George Weston is 34.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 888.15.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

George Weston has a PEG Ratio of 5.03. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

George Weston has a P/B Ratio of 3.01. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 WN.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

George Weston pays a meaningful dividend of 1.35%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

George Weston does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of George Weston is 41.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.30

News Sentiment

George Weston has a news sentiment score of -0.30. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for George Weston this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for WN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, George Weston 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$2,714,629.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

59.41% of the stock of George Weston is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

13.29% of the stock of George Weston is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/12/2026
• Today: 5/20/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Grocery Stores
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:WN
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.weston.ca
• Phone: +1-416-9222500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 220,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for George Weston: C$108.86
• High Price Target: C$121.00
• Low Price Target: C$98.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$2.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.02
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.47
• P/E Growth: 5.03
• Net Income: C$648.55 million
• Net Margins: 1.80%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 21.74%
• Return on Assets: 5.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 411.08
• Current Ratio: 1.11
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$65.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.56
• Cash Flow: C$10.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.15
• Book Value: C$32.37 per share
• Price / Book: 3.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 377,044,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$36.69 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.54