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Loblaw Companies Ltd (L.TO)

61.28

-0.18 (0.29%)

as of Sep 11, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.

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Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 10 opinions in the last 12 months.

Loblaw Companies Ltd is recognized as a dominant player in the Canadian grocery and pharmacy sector, benefiting from strong brand loyalty and private label offerings. Despite its robust performance, experts express concerns regarding its valuation, with some calling for caution due to the perception of shrinking growth potential and increased competition from retailers like Walmart and Costco. While some analysts view Loblaw as a defensive investment that could provide stability in uncertain economic times, others critique its recent price surges and suggest trimming positions. The company's acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart is praised for unlocking profitability, though comparisons with ATD highlight some hesitancy among investors. Overall, while Loblaw has shown resilience amid food inflation, market sentiment varies, indicating mixed outlooks on its future performance.

Consensus

Mixed

Valuation

Overvalued

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DON'T BUY

Have gone through a painful restructuring over the past couple of years and are slowly starting to emerge from it. It’s a more competitive business than it used to be. Growth is going to be more cramped because of US entries coming in. Also, input costs are going up which they are unable to pass on to the customers. Valuation is still high. The best the stock is going to do is go up at the rate of growth of earnings, which he thinks is a single digit rate.

PARTIAL SELL

This is a conservative consumer play. The stock has underperformed its peers by quite a large margin. He did an Elliott wave count on the chart and it showed a nasty 5 wave correction and that correction is now over. Yield is only 2.5% so you might be wise to start reducing and look elsewhere.

WAIT

One of the dominant players in the Canadian Market although there are a lot of headwinds with Wal-Mart introducing food and Target coming in.

COMMENT

They are cleaning up. Liked the recent announcement of a cleanup of the systems. Doesn't seem to be acting any different than other big grocery chains in North America. With low inflation, it is difficult for grocers to make headway. Looks like competition is growing.

SELL

Used to own it, looking for a turnaround. They came a long way but their IT spend is way, way in the future to finish it and he got tired of waiting.

DON'T BUY

Would not buy it here. One plus is that they own their real estate. Their systems upgrades are taking longer than they thought. We will see increased competition with Target’s introduction next year. Competitors Metro and Scobey’s have strengthened over the last few years.

DON'T BUY

(Market Call Minute.) Continues to be a very difficult story. They continued to run into problems in execution.

PAST TOP PICK

(Top Pick Nov 9/10, Down 7.37%) It is beating the market. He still likes the company. Turnaround is still in place. New CEO just started. Only remaining question is on the IT side – it is still a work in progress. Likes their place in the market.

DON'T BUY

Great retail story with great private brands. This is going to be an increasing competitive business. Would look elsewhere.

SELL

Just reported. Not a lot of tonnage growth (more food sales). Competition by good retailers is increasing. Also all they are spending money to upgrade their systems, which takes away from cash flow and earnings.

HOLD

Have been working very hard on their turnaround and it is almost complete. Food prices have been going up but grocery stores have not been able to benefit from food inflation yet.

DON'T BUY

Loblaws (L-T) or Shoppers (SC-T)? Doesn't particularly like either of them. If he had to pick one he would give the benefit of the doubt to Shoppers.

WEAK BUY

A Lower tax rate made the earrings look a little better than they might have been. There is difficulty passing on rising food costs to consumers. New president, lower IT spending.

DON'T BUY

Strip bonds maturing 2029 triple, which triple in value if held to maturity but have no interest along the way. This is just simple compound interest. Very volatile and the longer the bond, the more volatile. If you are worried about interest rates and inflation, this is more risky than a coupon bond.

SELL

Never too late to sell a stock that is under performing. It can take a long time for them to turn around. Grocery business is a tough one because their margins are thin and their costs are going up.

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