WN vs. MRU, L, EMP.A, NWC, ATD.B, ATD.A, SAP, PRMW, MFI, and PBH
Should you be buying George Weston stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of George Weston include Metro (MRU), Loblaw Companies (L), Empire (EMP.A), North West (NWC), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.A), Saputo (SAP), Primo Water (PRMW), Maple Leaf Foods (MFI), and Premium Brands (PBH). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.
George Weston vs. Its Competitors
Metro (TSE:MRU) and George Weston (TSE:WN) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Metro currently has a consensus target price of C$110.13, indicating a potential upside of 10.30%. George Weston has a consensus target price of C$101.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.03%. Given George Weston's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe George Weston is more favorable than Metro.
In the previous week, George Weston had 6 more articles in the media than Metro. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for George Weston and 1 mentions for Metro. George Weston's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Metro's score of 0.18 indicating that George Weston is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
46.8% of Metro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.2% of George Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Metro shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 59.4% of George Weston shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Metro has a net margin of 4.50% compared to George Weston's net margin of 1.07%. Metro's return on equity of 13.80% beat George Weston's return on equity.
Metro has higher earnings, but lower revenue than George Weston. George Weston is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Metro, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Metro pays an annual dividend of C$1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. George Weston pays an annual dividend of C$3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Metro pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. George Weston pays out 65.7% 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.
Metro has a beta of 0.08, meaning that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, George Weston has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
George Weston beats Metro on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:WN) was last updated on 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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