George Weston Limited (TSE:WN) Senior Officer Richard Dufresne Sells 10,000 Shares

George Weston Limited (TSE:WN) Senior Officer Richard Dufresne sold 10,000 shares of George Weston stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$230.80, for a total value of C$2,308,031.00.

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

• On Monday, December 2nd, Richard Dufresne sold 10,000 shares of George Weston stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$224.95, for a total value of C$2,249,513.00.

George Weston Stock Up 1.6 %

WN stock opened at C$231.42 on Friday. George Weston Limited has a 12 month low of C$174.30 and a 12 month high of C$239.79. The firm has a market cap of C$30.04 billion, a PE ratio of 46.32, a P/E/G ratio of 5.03 and a beta of 0.42. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of C$223.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$223.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 372.50, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 0.73.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WN has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on George Weston from C$266.00 to C$264.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. TD Securities upped their price objective on George Weston from C$242.00 to C$263.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. CIBC reduced their target price on George Weston from C$269.00 to C$268.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Scotiabank downgraded George Weston from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and increased their target price for the stock from C$240.00 to C$241.00 in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Desjardins dropped their price target on George Weston from C$255.00 to C$251.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$251.42.

George Weston Company Profile

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%.