Jim Caldwell Sells 1,126 Shares of The North West Company Inc. (TSE:NWC) Stock

The North West Company Inc. (TSE:NWC) Senior Officer Jim Caldwell sold 1,126 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$48.89, for a total transaction of C$55,050.14. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 916 shares in the company, valued at C$44,783.24. The trade was a 55.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock.

North West Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of TSE:NWC traded up C$0.72 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting C$48.98. The company had a trading volume of 199,813 shares, compared to its average volume of 74,429. The company has a market capitalization of C$2.34 billion, a PE ratio of 17.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.64. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of C$52.35 and a 200 day moving average price of C$47.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.00, a current ratio of 2.22 and a quick ratio of 0.64. The North West Company Inc. has a one year low of C$37.15 and a one year high of C$55.93.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on NWC. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on shares of North West from C$40.00 to C$47.00 in a report on Friday, September 6th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on North West from C$44.00 to C$56.00 in a report on Friday, September 6th. Finally, TD Securities boosted their price target on North West from C$52.00 to C$59.00 in a research note on Friday, September 6th.

North West Company Profile

The North West Company Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the retail of food and everyday products and services to rural communities and urban neighborhood markets in northern Canada, rural Alaska, the South Pacific, and the Caribbean. The company operates Northern stores, which offers food, financial services, and general merchandise; NorthMart stores that provides fresh food products, apparel, and health products and services; and Quickstop convenience stores that provides ready-to-eat food products, and fuel and related services.