George Weston Limited (TSE:WN) Senior Officer Richard Dufresne Sells 5,000 Shares

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

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of George Weston from C$220.00 to C$221.50 in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of George Weston from C$230.00 to C$253.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. CIBC increased their price objective on shares of George Weston from C$254.00 to C$269.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. TD Securities raised 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. Finally, Scotiabank dropped their target price on George Weston from C$222.00 to C$218.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Two investment 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.com, George Weston 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.