George Weston Limited (TSE:WN) Senior Officer Sells C$1,108,589.00 in Stock

George Weston Limited (TSE:WN) Senior Officer Richard Dufresne sold 5,000 shares of George Weston stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$221.72, for a total transaction of C$1,108,589.00.

Richard Dufresne also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, September 12th, Richard Dufresne sold 4,400 shares of George Weston stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$226.89, for a total value of C$998,326.12.
• On Monday, September 9th, Richard Dufresne sold 5,000 shares of George Weston stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$221.48, for a total value of C$1,107,420.50.
• On Tuesday, September 3rd, Richard Dufresne sold 5,000 shares of George Weston stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$218.51, for a total value of C$1,092,546.00.

George Weston Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of George Weston stock opened at C$225.05 on Monday. The company has a market cap of C$29.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34, a PEG ratio of 5.03 and a beta of 0.42. The firm has a fifty day moving average of C$223.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$211.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 171.94, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.35. George Weston Limited has a one year low of C$155.49 and a one year high of C$236.30.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on WN. TD Securities increased their price objective on George Weston from C$242.00 to C$263.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Scotiabank decreased their price target on shares of George Weston from C$222.00 to C$218.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of George Weston from C$220.00 to C$221.50 in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Desjardins upped their target price on shares of George Weston from C$232.00 to C$255.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on George Weston from C$230.00 to C$253.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$246.58.

About George Weston

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.