Insider Selling: The North West Company Inc. (TSE:NWC) Senior Officer Sells 1,126 Shares of Stock

The North West Company Inc. (TSE:NWCGet Free Report) Senior Officer Jim Caldwell sold 1,126 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$48.89, for a total value of C$55,050.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 916 shares in the company, valued at C$44,783.24. The trade was a 55.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock.

North West Stock Up 0.4 %

North West stock opened at C$49.18 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of C$52.19 and a 200-day moving average of C$47.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 2.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.00. The North West Company Inc. has a twelve month low of C$37.15 and a twelve month high of C$55.93. The stock has a market capitalization of C$2.35 billion, a PE ratio of 17.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.64.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on North West from C$40.00 to C$47.00 in a research report on Friday, September 6th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded North West from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the stock from C$56.00 to C$58.00 in a report on Thursday. Finally, TD Securities upped their price target on North West from C$52.00 to C$59.00 in a research note on Friday, September 6th.

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North West Company Profile

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The North West Company Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the retail of food and everyday products and services to rural communities and urban neighborhood markets in northern Canada, rural Alaska, the South Pacific, and the Caribbean. The company operates Northern stores, which offers food, financial services, and general merchandise; NorthMart stores that provides fresh food products, apparel, and health products and services; and Quickstop convenience stores that provides ready-to-eat food products, and fuel and related services.

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