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C$99.64 -1.00 (-0.99%)
As of 07/3/2026 04:26 PM Eastern

WN vs. L, ATD.B, ATD.A, MRU, and EMP.A

Should you buy George Weston stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares George Weston with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with George Weston include Loblaw Companies (L), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.A), Metro (MRU), and Empire (EMP.A). These companies are all part of the "grocery stores" industry.

How does George Weston compare to Loblaw Companies?

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

In the previous week, Loblaw Companies had 1 more articles in the media than George Weston. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Loblaw Companies and 1 mentions for George Weston. Loblaw Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat George Weston's score of 0.00 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)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Loblaw Companies
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Loblaw Companies has a net margin of 4.29% compared to George Weston's net margin of 1.80%. Loblaw Companies' return on equity of 24.88% beat George Weston's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
George Weston1.80% 21.74% 5.75%
Loblaw Companies 4.29%24.88%5.89%

George Weston has a beta of 0.321095, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Loblaw Companies has a beta of 0.148973, indicating that its share price is 85% less volatile than the broader market.

13.4% of George Weston shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

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$65.10B0.58C$648.55MC$2.8634.84
Loblaw CompaniesC$64.48B1.13C$2.23BC$2.3027.15

George Weston presently has a consensus target price of C$108.86, suggesting a potential upside of 9.25%. Loblaw Companies has a consensus target price of C$69.25, suggesting a potential upside of 10.89%. Given Loblaw Companies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Loblaw Companies
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

George Weston pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Loblaw Companies pays an annual dividend of C$0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. George Weston pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Loblaw Companies pays out 24.5% 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.

Summary

Loblaw Companies beats George Weston on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does George Weston compare to Alimentation Couche-Tard?

Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE:ATD.B) and George Weston (TSE:WN) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk.

George Weston has a consensus price target of C$108.86, indicating a potential upside of 9.25%. Given George Weston's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe George Weston is more favorable than Alimentation Couche-Tard.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alimentation Couche-Tard
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
George Weston
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

In the previous week, George Weston had 1 more articles in the media than Alimentation Couche-Tard. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for George Weston and 0 mentions for Alimentation Couche-Tard. Alimentation Couche-Tard's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled George Weston'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Alimentation Couche-Tard Neutral
George Weston Neutral

George Weston has a net margin of 1.80% compared to Alimentation Couche-Tard's net margin of 0.00%. George Weston's return on equity of 21.74% beat Alimentation Couche-Tard's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alimentation Couche-TardN/A N/A N/A
George Weston 1.80%21.74%5.75%

Alimentation Couche-Tard has higher earnings, but lower revenue than George Weston. Alimentation Couche-Tard 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
Alimentation Couche-TardC$53.19B0.00C$3.30BC$3.10N/A
George WestonC$65.10B0.58C$648.55MC$2.8634.84

Alimentation Couche-Tard pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share. George Weston pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Alimentation Couche-Tard pays out 8.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. George Weston pays out 41.7% 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.

13.4% of George Weston shares are held by institutional investors. 59.4% of George Weston shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

George Weston beats Alimentation Couche-Tard on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does George Weston compare to Alimentation Couche-Tard?

Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE:ATD.A) and George Weston (TSE:WN) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Alimentation Couche-Tard has higher earnings, but lower revenue than George Weston. Alimentation Couche-Tard 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
Alimentation Couche-TardC$53.19B0.00C$3.30BC$3.10N/A
George WestonC$65.10B0.58C$648.55MC$2.8634.84

Alimentation Couche-Tard pays an annual dividend of C$0.26 per share. George Weston pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Alimentation Couche-Tard pays out 8.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. George Weston pays out 41.7% 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.

In the previous week, Alimentation Couche-Tard had 1 more articles in the media than George Weston. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Alimentation Couche-Tard and 1 mentions for George Weston. Alimentation Couche-Tard's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled George Weston'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Alimentation Couche-Tard
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
George Weston
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

George Weston has a net margin of 1.80% compared to Alimentation Couche-Tard's net margin of 0.00%. George Weston's return on equity of 21.74% beat Alimentation Couche-Tard's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alimentation Couche-TardN/A N/A N/A
George Weston 1.80%21.74%5.75%

George Weston has a consensus target price of C$108.86, indicating a potential upside of 9.25%. Given George Weston's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe George Weston is more favorable than Alimentation Couche-Tard.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alimentation Couche-Tard
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
George Weston
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

13.4% of George Weston shares are held by institutional investors. 59.4% of George Weston shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

George Weston beats Alimentation Couche-Tard on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does George Weston compare to Metro?

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

George Weston pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Metro pays an annual dividend of C$1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. George Weston pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Metro pays out 32.4% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

George Weston has a beta of 0.321095, suggesting that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Metro has a beta of 0.193016, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the broader market.

Metro has lower revenue, but higher earnings than George Weston. Metro 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$65.10B0.58C$648.55MC$2.8634.84
MetroC$22.38B0.85C$957.36MC$4.6919.21

George Weston currently has a consensus target price of C$108.86, indicating a potential upside of 9.25%. Metro has a consensus target price of C$103.63, indicating a potential upside of 15.00%. Given Metro's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Metro 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)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Metro
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

In the previous week, Metro had 2 more articles in the media than George Weston. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Metro and 1 mentions for George Weston. George Weston's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Metro'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
George Weston
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Metro
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Metro has a net margin of 4.52% compared to George Weston's net margin of 1.80%. George Weston's return on equity of 21.74% beat Metro's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
George Weston1.80% 21.74% 5.75%
Metro 4.52%14.38%6.40%

13.4% of George Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of Metro shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.4% of George Weston shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Metro shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Metro beats George Weston on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does George Weston compare to Empire?

Empire (TSE:EMP.A) 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.

23.2% of Empire shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of George Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Empire 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.

In the previous week, Empire had 2 more articles in the media than George Weston. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Empire and 1 mentions for George Weston. Empire's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat George Weston's score of 0.00 indicating that Empire is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Empire has a beta of -0.196103, meaning that its share price is 120% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, George Weston has a beta of 0.321095, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

Empire currently has a consensus target price of C$54.57, indicating a potential upside of 12.17%. George Weston has a consensus target price of C$108.86, indicating a potential upside of 9.25%. Given Empire's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Empire is more favorable than George Weston.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Empire
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
George Weston
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Empire has a net margin of 2.18% compared to George Weston's net margin of 1.80%. George Weston's return on equity of 21.74% beat Empire's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Empire2.18% 12.94% 4.60%
George Weston 1.80%21.74%5.75%

Empire pays an annual dividend of C$0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. George Weston pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Empire pays out 102.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. George Weston pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
EmpireC$31.95B0.34C$672MC$0.8656.57
George WestonC$65.10B0.58C$648.55MC$2.8634.84

Summary

George Weston beats Empire on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WN vs. The Competition

MetricGeorge WestonGrocery Stores IndustryDefensive SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$37.57BC$23.25BC$8.55BC$13.07B
Dividend Yield1.26%2.82%3.15%6.18%
P/E Ratio34.8418.75891.5936.51
Price / Sales0.5827.49992,149.0810.34
Price / Cash9.15125.71140.9282.29
Price / Book3.083.059.774.52
Net IncomeC$648.55MC$958.31MC$1.03BC$299.09M
7 Day Performance-4.61%0.72%0.25%1.85%
1 Month Performance-3.70%-1.47%0.81%1.71%
1 Year Performance10.35%-6.94%244.27%36.40%

George Weston Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WN
George Weston
1.4476 of 5 stars
C$99.64
-1.0%
C$108.86
+9.3%
+10.3%C$37.57BC$65.10B34.84220,000
L
Loblaw Companies
2.0752 of 5 stars
C$64.77
+2.2%
C$69.25
+6.9%
-72.1%C$75.39BC$64.48B28.1612,000
ATD.B
Alimentation Couche-Tard
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$52.83BC$53.19B16.01130,000
ATD.A
Alimentation Couche-Tard
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$52.79BC$53.19B15.99130,000
MRU
Metro
2.2649 of 5 stars
C$91.65
+2.1%
C$103.63
+13.1%
-14.5%C$19.33BC$22.38B19.5497,000

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