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Loblaw Companies Ltd (L.TO)

66.20

+1.43 (2.21%)

as of Jun 24, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.

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Jun 24, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 15 opinions in the last 12 months.

Loblaw Companies Ltd. (L-T) is viewed as a defensive investment, largely regarded as the leading grocery and pharmacy retailer in Canada. Analysts appreciate its strong market presence, especially with its No Frills stores and robust private label offerings that provide better margins. The acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart has been cited as a significant driver of profitability and growth. While there are concerns regarding high valuations and competition from giants like Walmart and Costco, most experts recognize Loblaw's strong earnings growth, technical performance, and free cash flow generation. Despite some hesitation on its current price, the general sentiment among analysts leans towards its potential as a reliable stock in uncertain market conditions.

Consensus

Positive

Valuation

Overvalued

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BUY ON WEAKNESS

$52 or $53 on the downside and $58 or $59 on the upside. Trading range. 6 months of base building before new up trend develops. Don't think you could go wrong.

WAIT

The stock has come off very heavily because of supply and management problems. The question is, how long before the earnings turn. A great company and well managed. Doesn't feel that Wal-Mart will be a problem. Evaluating to see if she wants to buy it. Nothing wrong with waiting for another quarter’s earnings.

WEAK BUY

Getting close to having value. The main problem is that people are worried about Wal-Mart. Would suggest you look at buying this through George Weston (WN-T) which would give you Loblaws plus their US bakery which could be turning around.

DON'T BUY

A very well-run company. Feels that the threat from Wal-Mart has been overstated. Have gone through a new inventory system which has messed up their supply chains. Long-term, they have a wonderful future. Right now it's going through a bit of tough sledding.

DON'T BUY

Had been the best run food retailer in North America. They stumbled. There is a presumption that Wal-Mart will move into Canada in groceries in a major way. Also, their new distribution centers for their new eastern Canadian superstores are not working well. It will take time to fix.

BUY

Feels that the drop in price is an overreaction although there may be one more poor quarter coming. Management is very good and will get their distribution problems fixed. A great entry point.

BUY

It will be at least another 2 quarters before it is seen if they manage to get their reorganization of their supply chain back on track and whether they can get same store sales growth back on track. Good for a long-term hold of three years or more. Good entry point.

DON'T BUY

Traditionally has been an expensive stock so has never owned it. The President's Choince brand is doing quite well and there's lots of growth there, but on the low end, no frills side, there was no growth and the business is slowly being eaten away by other lower margin people. A very competitive environment.

DON'T BUY

A well-run business, but industry wide it's a very competitive industry and with Wal-Mart entering it becomes more competitive. The stock may have discounted the advent of Wal-Mart but, being in a bull market, you don't buy the weaklings. Thinks it will be an underperformer for some time.

WAIT

The premier and best run food company in North America. Has been falling because 1) they have been expanding their superstores in eastern Canada which required new distribution outlets and 2) the threat of Wal-Mart creating lower margins. Wouldn't touch the stock here but would wait until it starts going down.

WAIT

Have had some troubles with their distribution centres. Have also had some difficulties with their pricing. Would wait for them to get through their distribution problems. There are also concerns of competition from Wal-Mart which could affect margins. Would consider at around $45/50.

STRONG BUY

A screaming buy. The market has grossly overreacted to what everybody knew was going to happen sooner or later, i.e. that Wall-Mart was going into the grocery business.

WAIT

The fear of Wal-Mart (WMT-N) coming in has driven them to take a very hard look at their pricing structure and food prices will continue under pressure. The 5-year chart shows support at $50 and would wait for this price or lower.

WEAK BUY

Has dropped enough to reach some intermediate technical support where there might be a bit of a bounce. Unfortunately its sister company Weston’s (WN-T) is in that speeding up process on the downside and they pretty much have to bottom together. If it drops below $57, look out, but you might want to take some for a bit of a bounce here.

BUY

Earnings have been quite disappointing. Looking at this one currently. Extremely well managed. Management is making long-term strategic changes so that the company will be able to face whatever comes their way for the next 5/10 years.

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