Closing Bell: George Weston Limited up on Wednesday (WN)

Today, George Weston Limited opened at $213.52 and closed at $213.82. It traded at a low of $211.72 to a high of $215.83.

The price boosted 0.43 percent from the previous day's close of $212.90.

Today across North America, the TSX Composite closed 1.25% at 23110.81, the S&P 500 closed -0.50% at 5436.44, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.50% at 40743.33 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -1.28% at 17147.42.

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

Trading volume was 93,377 on 606 total trades, while having an average volume of 84,643 over 5 days.

Trading across the entire TSX saw 3,418 price advancers against 1,773 declines and 138 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, the shares have boosted 42.49% in 52 weeks, while in 2024, they have raised 29.98%.

It announced a 0.82 dividend on May 07/24, with an June 14/24 ex-date and July 01/24 pay day.

Following today's trading, George Weston Limited has a market capitalization of $28.13 billion on a float of 132,144 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $9.47.

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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