TSE:WNGeorge Weston Stock Price, Forecast & News

C$96.23

-0.50 (-0.52 %)

(As of 05/27/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

C$95.25

Now: C$96.23▼

C$98.35

50-Day Range

C$96.04

MA: C$100.79▼

C$106.35

52-Week Range

C$84.01

Now: C$96.23▼

C$113.94

Volume284,197 shs

Average Volume230,429 shs

Market CapitalizationC$14.79 billion

P/E Ratio11.71

Dividend Yield2.17%

BetaN/A

George Weston Limited engages in the food processing and distribution business in Canada and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Weston Foods, Loblaw, and Choice Properties. The Weston Foods segment produces fresh, frozen, and specialty bakery products, such as breads, rolls, bagels, tortillas, cakes, donuts, pies, cookies, crackers, and other baked goods through national and regional supermarkets, wholesale and club stores, dollar stores, convenience store chains, food service distributors, and outlets. This segment also supplies control brand products to retailers and consumer food companies; ice cream cones and sandwich wafers to manufacturers in the frozen novelty category; and Girl Scout cookies. The Loblaw segment provides grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty, apparel, general merchandise, credit card, insurance brokerage, gift cards, and telecommunication services in approximately 2,300 corporate, franchised, and associate-owned locations. It operates retail drug stores under the Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix names that offer over-the-counter medications, health and beauty aids, cosmetics and fragrances, seasonal products, and household essentials; and Shoppers Home Health Care stores, which sells and services assisted-living devices, medical equipment, home-care products, and durable mobility equipment to institutional and retail customers. This segment also provides specialty drug distribution, pharmacy, and patient support services, as well as pharmaceutical products and services to long-term care facilities. The Choice Properties segment owns, develops, and manages retail and commercial real estate consisting of 435 properties primarily focusing on supermarket-anchored shopping centers, supermarkets, and other commercial properties; and industrial, office, and residential properties. The company was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. George Weston Limited is a subsidiary of Wittington Investments, Ltd.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

3.5 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
George Weston has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of C$122.00, George Weston has a potential upside of 26.8% from its current price of C$96.23.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
George Weston has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

2.5 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
George Weston has received 293 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
George Weston has received 292 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
George Weston has received 50.09% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about George Weston and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe WN will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe WN will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

2.5 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
George Weston is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 2.17%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
George Weston does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of George Weston is 25.54 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

0.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, George Weston insiders have sold 71,271.41% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$969.00 in company stock and sold C$691,589.00 in company stock.

0.6 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for George Weston are expected to decrease by -100.00% in the coming year, from C$7.90 to C$0.00 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of George Weston is 11.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.70.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of George Weston is 11.71, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 9.59.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
George Weston has a PEG Ratio of 2.35. 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 2.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.83 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange TSE

Industry Grocery Stores

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorConsumer Defensive

Current SymbolTSE:WN

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIKN/A

Webwww.weston.ca

Phone+1-416-9222500

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio155.32

Current Ratio1.28

Quick Ratio0.76

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio11.71

Forward P/E Ratio12.18

P/E Growth2.35

Sales & Book Value

Annual SalesC$51.27 billion

Price / Sales0.29

Cash FlowC$20.26 per share

Price / Cash Flow4.75

Book ValueC$47.87 per share

Price / Book2.01

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A

Net IncomeN/A

Net MarginsN/A

Return on EquityN/A

Return on AssetsN/A

Miscellaneous

Employees203,238

Outstanding Shares153,671,000

Market CapC$14.79 billion

Next Earnings Date7/24/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableNot Optionable

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George Weston (TSE:WN) Frequently Asked Questions

How has George Weston's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

George Weston's stock was trading at C$97.57 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WN shares have decreased by 1.4% and is now trading at C$96.23. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of George Weston?

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for George Weston in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for George Weston.

When is George Weston's next earnings date?

George Weston is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, July 24th 2020. View our earnings forecast for George Weston.

How were George Weston's earnings last quarter?

George Weston Limited (TSE:WN) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.40 by $0.15. The company earned $12.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.50 billion. View George Weston's earnings history.

How often does George Weston pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for George Weston?

George Weston declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 19th. Shareholders of record on Sunday, December 15th will be given a dividend of 0.525 per share on Wednesday, January 1st. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.18%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 12th. This is a boost from George Weston's previous quarterly dividend of C$0.49. View George Weston's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for WN?

2 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for George Weston's shares. Their forecasts range from C$117.00 to C$128.00. On average, they anticipate George Weston's stock price to reach C$122.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 26.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for George Weston.

Has George Weston been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media headlines about WN stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. George Weston earned a news sentiment score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the company a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutGeorge Weston.

Who are some of George Weston's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to George Weston include Woolworths Group (WOW), Wesfarmers (WES), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Koninklijke Ahold (ADRNY), Kroger (KR), Loblaw Companies (L), Tesco (TSCO), China Resources Beer Holdings CoLtd (CRHKY), Ocado Group (OCDO), Metro (MRU), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.A), George Weston (WNGRF), Empire (EMP.A), WM Morrison Supermarkets (MRW) and J Sainsbury (SBRY). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of George Weston own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other George Weston investors own include Loblaw Companies (L), ASSD BRIT FOODS/ADR (ASBFY), Bombardier, Inc. Class B (BBD.B), BCE (BCE), Power Co. of Canada (POW), TELUS (T), CGI (GIB.A), Rogers Communications (RCI.B), Suncor Energy (SU) and Canadian National Railway (CNR).

Who are George Weston's key executives?

George Weston's management team includes the following people:

Mr. Galen G. Weston, Chairman & CEO (Age 46)
Mr. Richard Dufresne, Pres & CFO
Ms. Sarah R. Davis, Pres of Loblaw
Mr. Geoffrey Victor Herbert Wilson, Sr. VP of Financial Control & Investor Relations (Age 63)
Mr. Gordon Andrew McDonald Currie, Exec. VP & Chief Legal Officer (Age 60)

What is George Weston's stock symbol?

George Weston trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol "WN."

How do I buy shares of George Weston?

Shares of WN and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Brokers that permit trading on the TSX include Fidelity, Interactive Brokers, PennTrade, and Charles Schwab.

What is George Weston's stock price today?

One share of WN stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$96.23.

How big of a company is George Weston?

George Weston has a market capitalization of C$14.79 billion and generates C$51.27 billion in revenue each year. George Weston employs 203,238 workers across the globe.

What is George Weston's official website?

The official website for George Weston is www.weston.ca.

How can I contact George Weston?

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

This page was last updated on 5/27/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff