George Weston (WN) Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for George Weston in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" WN shares.
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5 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for George Weston's stock. Their WN share price forecasts range from C$180.00 to C$215.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach C$196.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 23.2% from the stock's current price.
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George Weston's stock was trading at C$167.99 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, WN stock has decreased by 4.9% and is now trading at C$159.68.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, August 4th 2023.
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George Weston Limited (TSE:WN) posted its earnings results on Friday, July, 30th. The company reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.78. The firm earned $12.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.30 billion. George Weston had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.41% and a net margin of 3.25%.

George Weston declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.713 per share on Saturday, July 1st. This represents a $2.85 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 14th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of C$0.66.
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George Weston (TSE:WN) pays an annual dividend of C$2.85 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.73%. The dividend payout ratio is 22.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
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George Weston trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol "WN."

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One share of WN stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$159.68.

George Weston (TSE:WN) has a market capitalization of C$22.25 billion and generates C$57.77 billion in revenue each year. The company earns C$1.84 billion in net income (profit) each year or C$12.77 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 215,298 workers across the globe.

George Weston's mailing address is 1901-22 St Clair Ave E, TORONTO, ON M4T 2S7, Canada. The official website for the company is www.weston.ca. The company can be reached via phone at +1-416-9222500.