WN vs. L, ATD.B, ATD.A, MRU, EMP.A, NWC, DOL, SAP, PRMW, and MFI
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 Maple Leaf Foods (MFI). 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 valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.
9.1% of George Weston shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.6% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
George Weston pays an annual dividend of C$1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Loblaw Companies pays an annual dividend of C$0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. George Weston pays out 43.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Loblaw Companies pays out 26.1% 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 presently has a consensus price target of C$101.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.68%. Loblaw Companies has a consensus price target of C$199.25, indicating a potential upside of 263.13%. Given Loblaw Companies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Loblaw Companies is more favorable than George Weston.
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.
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.
George Weston has a beta of 0.469751, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loblaw Companies has a beta of 0.288064, meaning that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Loblaw Companies had 3 more articles in the media than George Weston. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Loblaw Companies and 2 mentions for George Weston. Loblaw Companies' average media sentiment score of -0.21 beat George Weston's score of -0.26 indicating that Loblaw Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Loblaw Companies beats George Weston on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:WN) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
