George Weston Valuation

Is WN undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of WN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: WN (CA$225.9) is trading above our estimate of fair value (CA$197.28)

Significantly Below Fair Value: WN is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for WN?

Key metric: As WN is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for WN. This is calculated by dividing WN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is WN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio24.5x
EarningsCA$1.21b
Market CapCA$29.52b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does WN's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for WN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19.9x
MRU Metro
20.7x3.4%CA$19.3b
L Loblaw Companies
24.6x-0.9%CA$54.7b
ATD Alimentation Couche-Tard
19.9x9.9%CA$77.1b
EMP.A Empire
14.6xn/aCA$9.8b
WN George Weston
24.5x1.0%CA$29.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: WN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.5x) compared to the peer average (19.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does WN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the North American Consumer Retailing Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
WN 24.5xIndustry Avg. 20.7xNo. of Companies7PE01224364860+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: WN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.5x) compared to the North American Consumer Retailing industry average (20.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is WN's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

WN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24.5x
Fair PE Ratio20.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: WN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst WN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCA$225.90
CA$232.25
+2.8%
9.4%CA$254.00CA$185.00n/a8
Nov ’25CA$222.40
CA$229.38
+3.1%
8.9%CA$254.00CA$185.00n/a8
Oct ’25CA$226.75
CA$229.00
+1.0%
10.7%CA$254.00CA$175.00n/a7
Sep ’25CA$219.19
CA$227.29
+3.7%
10.3%CA$254.00CA$175.00n/a7
Aug ’25CA$211.46
CA$227.29
+7.5%
10.3%CA$254.00CA$175.00n/a7
Jul ’25CA$196.79
CA$212.86
+8.2%
9.2%CA$235.00CA$175.00n/a7
Jun ’25CA$193.64
CA$212.86
+9.9%
9.2%CA$235.00CA$175.00n/a7
May ’25CA$182.75
CA$205.63
+12.5%
9.7%CA$230.00CA$168.00n/a8
Apr ’25CA$183.13
CA$204.13
+11.5%
9.0%CA$226.00CA$168.00n/a8
Mar ’25CA$179.03
CA$202.75
+13.2%
8.4%CA$222.00CA$168.00n/a8
Feb ’25CA$173.18
CA$191.43
+10.5%
9.6%CA$216.00CA$168.00n/a7
Jan ’25CA$164.50
CA$189.86
+15.4%
9.2%CA$215.00CA$168.00n/a7
Dec ’24CA$159.92
CA$189.86
+18.7%
9.2%CA$215.00CA$168.00n/a7
Nov ’24CA$153.70
CA$189.57
+23.3%
9.7%CA$215.00CA$168.00CA$222.407
Oct ’24CA$150.63
CA$191.57
+27.2%
8.6%CA$215.00CA$172.00CA$226.757
Sep ’24CA$152.70
CA$191.75
+25.6%
8.1%CA$215.00CA$172.00CA$219.198
Aug ’24CA$151.38
CA$193.25
+27.7%
7.7%CA$215.00CA$172.00CA$211.468
Jul ’24CA$156.62
CA$193.75
+23.7%
6.3%CA$214.00CA$179.00CA$196.798
Jun ’24CA$159.09
CA$193.75
+21.8%
6.3%CA$214.00CA$179.00CA$193.648
May ’24CA$182.36
CA$193.13
+5.9%
7.1%CA$215.00CA$174.00CA$182.758
Apr ’24CA$179.10
CA$193.13
+7.8%
7.1%CA$215.00CA$174.00CA$183.138
Mar ’24CA$172.39
CA$191.63
+11.2%
6.7%CA$215.00CA$174.00CA$179.038
Feb ’24CA$167.76
CA$187.25
+11.6%
6.4%CA$204.00CA$172.00CA$173.188
Jan ’24CA$167.99
CA$185.38
+10.3%
7.9%CA$204.00CA$159.00CA$164.508
Dec ’23CA$169.59
CA$183.50
+8.2%
8.2%CA$204.00CA$159.00CA$159.928
Nov ’23CA$150.97
CA$177.00
+17.2%
7.1%CA$197.00CA$159.00CA$153.708

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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