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George Weston (WN) Competitors

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

WN vs. L, ATD.B, ATD.A, MRU, EMP.A, NWC, DOL, SAP, PRMW, and PBH

Should you be buying George Weston stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of George Weston include Loblaw Companies (L), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.A), Metro (MRU), Empire (EMP.A), North West (NWC), Dollarama (DOL), Saputo (SAP), Primo Water (PRMW), and Premium Brands (PBH). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.

George Weston vs. Its Competitors

George Weston (TSE:WN) and Loblaw Companies (TSE:L) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Loblaw Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than George Weston. Loblaw Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than George Weston, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
George WestonC$60.42B0.58C$648.55MC$5.0054.22
Loblaw CompaniesC$60.23B1.13C$2.23BC$7.3730.42

Loblaw Companies has a net margin of 3.71% compared to George Weston's net margin of 1.07%. Loblaw Companies' return on equity of 19.90% beat George Weston's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
George Weston1.07% 10.33% 5.75%
Loblaw Companies 3.71%19.90%5.89%

George Weston currently has a consensus target price of C$282.42, suggesting a potential upside of 4.26%. Loblaw Companies has a consensus target price of C$236.88, suggesting a potential upside of 5.69%. Given Loblaw Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Loblaw Companies is more favorable than George Weston.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
George Weston
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Loblaw Companies
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

15.2% of George Weston shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Loblaw Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 59.4% of George Weston shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.8% of Loblaw Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, George Weston and George Weston both had 1 articles in the media. Loblaw Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat George Weston's score of -0.10 indicating that Loblaw Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
George Weston
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Loblaw Companies
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

George Weston pays an annual dividend of C$3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Loblaw Companies pays an annual dividend of C$2.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. George Weston pays out 65.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Loblaw Companies pays out 27.8% 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.

George Weston has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loblaw Companies has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Loblaw Companies beats George Weston on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WN vs. The Competition

MetricGeorge WestonGrocery Stores IndustryDefensive SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$35.16BC$19.86BC$6.90BC$6.19B
Dividend Yield1.40%2.98%3.16%6.72%
P/E Ratio54.2219.4913.2150.85
Price / Sales0.5832.54102.851,194.54
Price / Cash9.15148.13144.7483.29
Price / Book2.762.624.354.69
Net IncomeC$648.55MC$886.39MC$999.43MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance0.08%0.96%0.61%2.29%
1 Month Performance1.26%-0.80%-0.39%4.22%
1 Year Performance33.36%17.68%68.42%26.94%

George Weston Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WN
George Weston
0.7693 of 5 stars
C$270.89
+0.3%
C$282.42
+4.3%
+33.4%C$35.16BC$60.42B54.22220,000
L
Loblaw Companies
1.7366 of 5 stars
C$225.25
+0.7%
C$236.88
+5.2%
+37.2%C$68.10BC$60.23B30.5712,000
ATD.B
Alimentation Couche-Tard
N/AN/AC$88.50
+∞
N/AC$52.83BC$53.19B16.01130,000Positive News
ATD.A
Alimentation Couche-Tard
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$52.79BC$53.19B15.99130,000
MRU
Metro
0.4279 of 5 stars
C$106.97
+0.7%
C$104.22
-2.6%
+36.1%C$23.66BC$21.29B24.6997,000News Coverage
EMP.A
Empire
1.7629 of 5 stars
C$56.51
+0.7%
C$57.43
+1.6%
+59.1%C$7.93BC$30.87B20.62125,000Dividend Increase
NWC
North West
2.1074 of 5 stars
C$48.27
+0.4%
C$57.50
+19.1%
+14.3%C$2.32BC$2.56B17.757,382Positive News
Dividend Increase
DOL
Dollarama
0.537 of 5 stars
C$191.87
+0.9%
C$186.36
-2.9%
+50.2%C$53.02BC$6.06B48.878,440Dividend Announcement
SAP
Saputo
2.0854 of 5 stars
C$27.87
+2.4%
C$30.88
+10.8%
-10.7%C$11.75BC$18.74B-74.62112,000News Coverage
PRMW
Primo Water
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$6.00BC$1.85B54.209,230
PBH
Premium Brands
2.1917 of 5 stars
C$81.22
+0.7%
C$101.90
+25.5%
-12.0%C$3.62BC$6.41B36.16540

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This page (TSE:WN) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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