Closing Bell: George Weston Limited down on Thursday (WN)

George Weston Limited opened trading today at $214.73 and closed at $211.46. It traded at a low of $210.83 to a high of $215.94.

Share prices dipped -1.10 percent from the previous day's close of $213.82.

During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed -1.68% at 22723.21, the S&P 500 closed 1.58% at 5522.30, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.24% at 40842.79 and the Nasdaq Composite closed 2.64% at 17599.40.

George Weston Limited traded under WN on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).

Trading volume was 147,414 on 1,303 total trades. On average, George Weston Limited has traded 92,527 shares in the last five days and 123,443 year-to-date.

The TSX overall saw 907 price advancers against 4,327 declines and 72 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, WN.TO has traded as high as $217.28 (July 26,2024) and low as $144.41 (October 20,2023). Moreover, in the last 52 weeks, George Weston Limited's shares have raised 39.69 percent, while in 2024, they have advanced 28.55%.

It announced a 0.82 dividend on July 30/24, with an September 13/24 ex-date and October 01/24 pay day.

Following today's trading, George Weston Limited has a market capitalization of $28.26 billion on a float of 132,144 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $8.89.

George Weston Limited is a TSX Grocery Stores company headquartered in Toronto, CAN.

Currently, George Weston Limited has an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" based on 5.00 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 4 buy ratings and 1 hold ratings for the stock.

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