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| WN Stock | CAD 233.41 2.00 0.85% |
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George Weston is selling at 233.41 as of the 22nd of March 2025; that is 0.85 percent decrease since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 235.41. George Weston has less than a 9 % chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years but had a somewhat insignificant performance during the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 22nd of December 2024 and ending today, the 22nd of March 2025. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail | Category Consumer Defensive | Classification Consumer Staples |
George Weston Limited engages in the food processing and distribution business in Canada and Internationally. George Weston Limited is a subsidiary of Wittington Investments, Limited. WESTON GEORGE operates under Grocery Stores classification in Canada and is traded on Toronto Stock Exchange. The company has 129.96 M outstanding shares of which 277.08 K shares are at this time shorted by private and institutional investors with about 1.8 days to cover all short positions. More on George Weston Limited
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| Chairman | Galen Weston | ||||
| Business Concentration | Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail, Consumer Defensive, Consumer Staples, Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail, Grocery Stores, Consumer Defensive (View all Sectors) | ||||
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George Weston Limited (WN) is traded on Toronto Exchange in Canada and employs 220,000 people. George Weston is listed under Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Large-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 30.59 B. Market capitalization usually refers to the total value of a company's stock within the entire market. To calculate George Weston's market, we take the total number of its shares issued and multiply it by George Weston's current market price. To manage market risk and economic uncertainty, many investors today build portfolios that are diversified across equities with different market capitalizations. However, as a general rule, conservative investors tend to hold large-cap stocks, and those looking for more risk prefer small-cap and mid-cap equities. George Weston Limited classifies itself under Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail sector and is part of Consumer Staples industry. The entity has 129.96 M outstanding shares of which 277.08 K shares are at this time shorted by private and institutional investors with about 1.8 days to cover all short positions.
George Weston Limited has accumulated about 782 M in cash with 6.07 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 22.22.
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Ownership AllocationGeorge Weston Limited has a total of 129.96 Million outstanding shares. George Weston retains majority of its outstanding shares owned by insiders. An insider is usually defined as a corporate executive, director, member of the board or institutional investor who own at least 10% of the company's outstanding shares. 60.05 (percent) of George Weston outstanding shares that are owned by insiders attests that they have been buying or selling the stock in recent months in anticipation of some upcoming event. Please note that no matter how many assets the company holds, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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| Mean Deviation | 0.9069 | |||
| Semi Deviation | 1.15 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 1.21 | |||
| Variance | 1.47 |
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George Weston Corporate Directors
| Barbara Stymiest | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Robert Sawyer | Independent Director | Profile | |
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