George Weston Ltd. (WN.TO) Buy, Sell or Hold

George Weston Ltd. (WN.TO)

101.34

-2.00 (1.94%)

as of Jun 19, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.

107 watching

PAST TOP PICK

(Top Pick Dec 19/08, Up 10.8%) Sitting on a pile of cash. Loblaws seems to be turning the corner and bakery division is turning the corner and showing profits. The nice thing is that they are not rushing out to spend the cash. They are probably not willing to dividend out the extra cash as they are a family-owned company.

COMMENT

Consumers staple space. Has done well in the last few months. If you are looking for something levered to an economic recovery, this is not the best space to be in. Great franchise. Trading at 17X forward earnings.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Nov 18/08. Up 0.5%.) 2.4% yield. A smart way to play the recovery in Loblaws (L-T). Extremely rich balance sheet with $4 billion or more in cash. Well priced.

BUY

(Market Call Minute) Tremendous cash on the books. They really like it.

PAST TOP PICK

(Top Pick Oct 15/08, Up 6%) This isn’t one you want to own in this market. Was right for the time.

TOP PICK

Trading at a discount to net asset value. You are getting bakery business and real estate both for free.

BUY

(Market Call Minute.) A cheap way to own Loblaws (L-T) which is having a very decent turnaround.

TOP PICK

At a historical discount relative to underlying net asset value, which includes Loblaws (L-T) and a net cash position coming from various different US businesses that they have sold.

BUY

(Market Call Minute.) Fits in perfectly with a seasonal trade right now. Decent dividend yield.

BUY

Defensive business, which nobody seems to want anymore in the short term. Expect they will eventually spend their $4 billion in cash. Probably not a bad Buy without much downside.

DON'T BUY

Major asset is Loblaws (L-T) but more recently they have sold some US companies and are sitting there with about $20 a share. Until you know what they are going to do with their excess cash you're better off staying away from this.

PAST TOP PICK

(Top Short Feb 20/08. Recommended covering on July 30 for a gain of 7.7%.) Important to have a strong price discipline.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jan 8/08. Up 21%.) Loblaws (L-T) had been overly punished and any sort of improvement would be a benefit. Also bakery division was turning around and they have since sold at a profit.

PAST TOP PICK

Preferred A's. (A Top Pick Apr 25/08. Down 10%.) Now that they have sold their bakery division, it is not known what the company is going to do. Yields about 8.6%.

TOP PICK

Finally seeing some improvements in Loblaws (L-T) and the beginning of a turn. Recently sold their US bakery division. Speculation that they could privatize Loblaws.

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