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 George Weston stock in a transaction dated 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 shares were sold at an average price of C$226.89, for a total transaction of C$998,326.12.
• On Monday, September 9th, Richard Dufresne sold 5,000 shares of George Weston stock. The stock was 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 Price Performance

Shares of TSE:WN opened at C$225.05 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is C$223.39 and its 200-day moving average price is C$211.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 171.94, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The firm has a market capitalization of C$29.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34, a PEG ratio of 5.03 and a beta of 0.42. George Weston Limited has a one year low of C$155.49 and a one year high of C$236.30.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. Desjardins upped their price target on George Weston from C$232.00 to C$255.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. CIBC upped their target price on shares of George Weston from C$254.00 to C$269.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of George Weston from C$222.00 to C$218.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. TD Securities upped their price target on shares of George Weston from C$242.00 to C$263.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on George Weston from C$220.00 to C$221.50 in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock 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.