George Weston Ltd. (OTCMKTS:WNGRF) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of George Weston Ltd. (OTCMKTS:WNGRF) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company.

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on WNGRF shares. Desjardins reissued a “buy” rating on shares of George Weston in a research note on Monday, November 17th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of George Weston in a research report on Monday, November 17th. CIBC reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of George Weston in a report on Monday, November 17th. Scotiabank reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating on shares of George Weston in a research note on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of George Weston in a research report on Monday, November 17th.

George Weston Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:WNGRF opened at $69.44 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $65.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $116.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. The stock has a market cap of $26.43 billion, a PE ratio of 25.62 and a beta of 0.55. George Weston has a fifty-two week low of $49.82 and a fifty-two week high of $69.44.

George Weston (OTCMKTS:WNGRF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 14th. The company reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.03. George Weston had a net margin of 2.37% and a return on equity of 13.21%. The firm had revenue of $14.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.95 billion.

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.