George Weston (TSE:WN) Hits New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

George Weston Limited (TSE:WNGet Free Report)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as C$104.75 and last traded at C$104.75, with a volume of 88251 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at C$101.91.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. TD Securities upped their target price on shares of George Weston from C$108.00 to C$121.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce decreased their price objective on shares of George Weston from C$127.00 to C$117.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Scotia cut their target price on shares of George Weston from C$106.00 to C$102.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$108.86.

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George Weston Price Performance

The stock has a 50 day moving average of C$97.40 and a 200-day moving average of C$97.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 411.08. The stock has a market capitalization of C$39.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.03 and a beta of 0.32.

George Weston (TSE:WNGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The company reported C$0.91 earnings per share for the quarter. George Weston had a return on equity of 21.74% and a net margin of 1.80%.The business had revenue of C$14.64 billion for the quarter. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that George Weston Limited will post 13.0245758 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

George Weston Company Profile

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George Weston is a holding company that operates through two subsidiaries encompassing retail and real estate. The first is Loblaw, the largest grocer in Canada, in which it has a 53% controlling stake. The second is Choice Properties, an open-ended real estate investment trust, where George Weston’s ownership sits close to 62%. The company sold Weston Foods, a North American bakery, in early 2022, which the firm had previously wholly owned. While the two remaining entities are separate, they operate under a contractual, as well as tacit, framework of strategic business partnerships.

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