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C$103.91 +1.60 (+1.56%)
As of 07/24/2026 04:25 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?

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

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
Loblaw Companies4.29% 24.88% 5.89%
George Weston 1.80%21.74%5.75%

Loblaw Companies pays an annual dividend of C$0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. George Weston pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Loblaw Companies pays out 24.5% 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.

Loblaw Companies has a beta of 0.129619, suggesting that its share price is 87% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, George Weston has a beta of 0.310791, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Loblaw Companies presently has a consensus target price of C$69.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.00%. George Weston has a consensus target price of C$111.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.82%. Given Loblaw Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Loblaw Companies is more favorable than George Weston.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Loblaw Companies
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
George Weston
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Loblaw Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Loblaw CompaniesC$64.48B1.16C$2.23BC$2.3027.98
George WestonC$65.10B0.60C$648.55MC$2.8636.33

In the previous week, George Weston had 1 more articles in the media than Loblaw Companies. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for George Weston and 4 mentions for Loblaw Companies. George Weston's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Loblaw Companies' score of 0.76 indicating that George Weston is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

20.0% of Loblaw Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.2% of George Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.8% of Loblaw Companies 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

How does George Weston compare to Alimentation Couche-Tard?

George Weston (TSE:WN) and Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE:ATD.B) 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 media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Alimentation Couche-Tard has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
George WestonC$65.10B0.60C$648.55MC$2.8636.33
Alimentation Couche-TardC$53.19B0.00C$3.30BC$3.10N/A

In the previous week, George Weston had 5 more articles in the media than Alimentation Couche-Tard. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for George Weston and 0 mentions for Alimentation Couche-Tard. George Weston's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Alimentation Couche-Tard's score of 0.00 indicating that George Weston is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
George Weston Positive
Alimentation Couche-Tard Neutral

13.2% of George Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.4% of George Weston shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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
George Weston1.80% 21.74% 5.75%
Alimentation Couche-Tard N/A N/A N/A

George Weston pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Alimentation Couche-Tard pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share. George Weston pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alimentation Couche-Tard pays out 8.9% 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 target price of C$111.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.82%. Given George Weston's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe George Weston is more favorable than Alimentation Couche-Tard.

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
Alimentation Couche-Tard
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

George Weston beats Alimentation Couche-Tard on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does George Weston compare to Alimentation Couche-Tard?

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

In the previous week, George Weston had 5 more articles in the media than Alimentation Couche-Tard. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for George Weston and 0 mentions for Alimentation Couche-Tard. George Weston's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Alimentation Couche-Tard's score of 0.00 indicating that George Weston is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
George Weston Positive
Alimentation Couche-Tard Neutral

13.2% of George Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.4% of George Weston shares are owned 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.

Alimentation Couche-Tard has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
George WestonC$65.10B0.60C$648.55MC$2.8636.33
Alimentation Couche-TardC$53.19B0.00C$3.30BC$3.10N/A

George Weston pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Alimentation Couche-Tard pays an annual dividend of C$0.26 per share. George Weston pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alimentation Couche-Tard pays out 8.4% 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.

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
George Weston1.80% 21.74% 5.75%
Alimentation Couche-Tard N/A N/A N/A

George Weston presently has a consensus price target of C$111.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.82%. Given George Weston's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe George Weston is more favorable than Alimentation Couche-Tard.

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
Alimentation Couche-Tard
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

George Weston beats Alimentation Couche-Tard on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does George Weston compare to Metro?

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

Metro has a beta of 0.162856, meaning that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, George Weston has a beta of 0.310791, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Metro presently has a consensus target price of C$102.38, indicating a potential upside of 10.64%. George Weston has a consensus target price of C$111.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.82%. Given Metro's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Metro is more favorable than George Weston.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Metro
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.13
George Weston
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Metro has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
MetroC$22.38B0.87C$957.36MC$4.6919.73
George WestonC$65.10B0.60C$648.55MC$2.8636.33

In the previous week, Metro and Metro both had 5 articles in the media. George Weston's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Metro's score of -0.52 indicating that George Weston is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Metro pays an annual dividend of C$1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. George Weston pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Metro pays out 32.4% 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. Metro is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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
Metro4.52% 14.38% 6.40%
George Weston 1.80%21.74%5.75%

45.0% of Metro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.2% of George Weston shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Metro shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.4% of George Weston shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Metro beats George Weston on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does George Weston compare to Empire?

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

George Weston pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Empire pays an annual dividend of C$0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. George Weston pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

13.2% of George Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.0% of Empire shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.4% of George Weston shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Empire shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Empire had 1 more articles in the media than George Weston. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Empire and 5 mentions for George Weston. George Weston's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Empire's score of 0.54 indicating that George Weston is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

George Weston currently has a consensus price target of C$111.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.82%. Empire has a consensus price target of C$55.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.78%. Given Empire's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Empire 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
Empire
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

George Weston has a beta of 0.310791, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Empire has a beta of -0.21885, indicating that its share price is 122% less volatile than the broader market.

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
George Weston1.80% 21.74% 5.75%
Empire 2.18%12.94%4.60%

Empire has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
George WestonC$65.10B0.60C$648.55MC$2.8636.33
EmpireC$31.95B0.35C$672MC$0.8658.26

Summary

George Weston beats Empire on 11 of the 18 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$38.58BC$23.43BC$8.34BC$12.48B
Dividend Yield1.26%2.83%3.13%6.19%
P/E Ratio36.3319.76888.5636.95
Price / Sales0.6025.59992,150.299.44
Price / Cash9.15125.55142.3382.29
Price / Book3.213.079.734.39
Net IncomeC$648.55MC$958.31MC$1.03BC$299.09M
7 Day Performance0.04%0.14%-0.34%0.61%
1 Month Performance-0.10%1.08%0.01%1.06%
1 Year Performance17.88%-7.69%273.44%30.89%

George Weston Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WN
George Weston
2.121 of 5 stars
C$103.91
+1.6%
C$111.00
+6.8%
+18.1%C$38.58BC$65.10B36.33220,000
L
Loblaw Companies
2.2106 of 5 stars
C$64.98
-0.8%
C$69.50
+7.0%
-71.1%C$76.21BC$64.48B28.2512,000
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
1.5351 of 5 stars
C$92.67
+0.4%
C$102.38
+10.5%
-12.1%C$19.47BC$22.38B19.7697,000

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