George Weston Limited (OTCMKTS:WNGRF) Short Interest Update

George Weston Limited (OTCMKTS:WNGRF) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 328,000 shares, an increase of 51.4% from the October 15th total of 216,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3,280.0 days.

George Weston Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of OTCMKTS WNGRF opened at $159.98 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $163.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $152.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.72. George Weston has a fifty-two week low of $114.56 and a fifty-two week high of $167.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.74 and a beta of 0.58.

About George Weston

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.