FY2025 EPS Estimates for George Weston Raised by Analyst

George Weston Limited (TSE:WN) – Analysts at Desjardins raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of George Weston in a research note issued to investors on Sunday, November 16th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now expects that the company will earn $4.53 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.31. Desjardins has a “Buy” rating and a $101.67 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for George Weston’s current full-year earnings is $13.02 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for George Weston’s FY2026 earnings at $4.81 EPS.

WN has been the topic of several other reports. Scotiabank boosted their price target on George Weston from C$95.00 to C$99.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. CIBC lifted their target price on shares of George Weston from C$100.00 to C$112.00 in a research report on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of George Weston from C$105.33 to C$107.67 in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. TD Securities lifted their price target on shares of George Weston from C$105.00 to C$108.00 in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of George Weston from C$95.00 to C$98.00 in a research note on Monday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, George Weston presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$104.39.

George Weston Price Performance

Shares of WN opened at C$93.75 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 372.50. The stock has a market cap of C$36.09 billion, a PE ratio of 36.62, a PEG ratio of 5.03 and a beta of 0.47. George Weston has a 12-month low of C$70.92 and a 12-month high of C$94.20. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of C$86.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$88.13.

George Weston (TSE:WN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The company reported C$1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. George Weston had a net margin of 1.07% and a return on equity of 10.33%. The company had revenue of C$19.55 billion during the quarter.

About George Weston

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%.