George Weston Limited (OTCMKTS:WNGRF) Short Interest Update

George Weston Limited (OTCMKTS:WNGRFGet Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 494,500 shares, an increase of 16.3% from the August 15th total of 425,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 989.0 days.

George Weston Price Performance

Shares of George Weston stock opened at $167.04 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $22.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.90 and a beta of 0.57. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $155.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $143.36. George Weston has a twelve month low of $100.11 and a twelve month high of $167.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.26.

George Weston (OTCMKTS:WNGRFGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 30th. The company reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $10.30 billion for the quarter. George Weston had a return on equity of 11.44% and a net margin of 2.04%.

George Weston Company Profile

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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.

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