George Weston Limited (TSE:WN - Get Free Report) Senior Officer Richard Dufresne sold 4,400 shares of George Weston stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$226.89, for a total transaction of C$998,326.12.
Richard Dufresne also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, September 9th, Richard Dufresne sold 5,000 shares of George Weston stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$221.48, for a total transaction of C$1,107,420.50.
- On Tuesday, September 3rd, Richard Dufresne sold 5,000 shares of George Weston stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$218.51, for a total value of C$1,092,546.00.
- On Friday, August 30th, Richard Dufresne sold 2,700 shares of George Weston stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$218.89, for a total value of C$591,000.03.
George Weston Stock Performance
George Weston stock opened at C$225.82 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 171.94. The stock has a market cap of C$29.84 billion, a PE ratio of 25.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.42. George Weston Limited has a 12-month low of C$144.41 and a 12-month high of C$229.22. The business's 50-day moving average price is C$214.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$196.51.
George Weston (TSE:WN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The company reported C$2.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$14.09 billion for the quarter. George Weston had a net margin of 2.06% and a return on equity of 17.52%. As a group, analysts expect that George Weston Limited will post 13.0771496 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Sunday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.82 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 13th. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.45%. George Weston's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.94%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research firms have recently weighed in on WN. CIBC upped their target price on George Weston from C$235.00 to C$254.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. TD Securities cut their price objective on shares of George Weston from C$246.00 to C$242.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 22nd. Desjardins raised their target price on shares of George Weston from C$212.00 to C$232.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of George Weston from C$196.00 to C$220.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$229.67.
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George Weston Limited provides food and drug retailing, and financial services in Canada. The company operates through two segments, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) and Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (Choice Properties). The Loblaw segment provides grocery, pharmacy and healthcare services, health and beauty products, apparel, general merchandise, and financial services.
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