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George Weston (WN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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C$270.89 +0.87 (+0.32%)
As of 07/4/2025 04:20 PM Eastern

About George Weston Stock (TSE:WN)

Key Stats

Today's Range
C$268.40
C$273.21
50-Day Range
C$255.91
C$280.39
52-Week Range
C$202.60
C$280.86
Volume
40,551 shs
Average Volume
137,897 shs
Market Capitalization
C$35.16 billion
P/E Ratio
54.22
Dividend Yield
1.21%
Price Target
C$282.42
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

George Weston Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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George Weston scored higher than 15% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    George Weston has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    George Weston has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about George Weston's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of George Weston is 54.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.65.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of George Weston is 54.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 13.21.

  • 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 2.76. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for WN.
  • Dividend Yield

    George Weston pays a meaningful dividend of 1.40%, 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 65.65%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about George Weston's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for WN.
  • News Sentiment

    George Weston has a news sentiment score of -0.10. 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 1 news article for George Weston this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for WN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • 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$12,706,095.00 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

    Only 15.24% of the stock of George Weston is held by institutions.

  • Read more about George Weston's insider trading history.
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WN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

George Weston's stock was trading at C$223.54 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WN shares have increased by 21.2% and is now trading at C$270.89.

George Weston Limited (TSE:WN) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July, 30th. The company reported $1.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.78. The firm had revenue of $12.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $12.30 billion. George Weston had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.33% and a net margin of 1.07%.

Shares of WN 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that George Weston investors own include Loblaw Companies (L), BCE (BCE), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Power Co. of Canada (POW), Royal Bank of Canada (RY) and TELUS (T).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/30/2021
Today
7/05/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
TSE
Industry
Grocery Stores
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
TSE:WN
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
220,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
C$282.42
High Stock Price Target
C$308.00
Low Stock Price Target
C$221.50
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
54.22
Forward P/E Ratio
20.80
P/E Growth
5.03
Net Income
C$648.55 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
C$60.42 billion
Cash Flow
C$29.59 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.15
Book Value
C$98.18 per share
Price / Book
2.76

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
C$35.16 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.42
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This page (TSE:WN) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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