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L.TO Relative to the S&P 500

L.TO Relative to the Sector

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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSE:L.TO) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of February 16 and a Sell Date of May 15 has resulted in a geometric average return of 4.49% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 20 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 18 of those periods. This is an excellent rate of success and the return strongly outperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 20 years by an average of 6.53% per year.

The seasonal timeframe correlates Poorly with the period of seasonal strength for the Consumer Staples sector, which runs from April 25 to November 23. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Consumer Staples Sector Seasonal Chart.

Loblaw is Canada’s largest retailer, operating 2,460 food retail and pharmacy stores across the country. Its main grocery banners include Loblaw, No Frills, and Maxi, and its pharmacy stores are mostly under the Shoppers Drug Mart banner, which it acquired in 2014. In addition to brand-name offerings, Loblaw offers private-label products under the President’s Choice and No Name brands. Beyond retail, Loblaw runs the PC Optimum loyalty program and also offers credit cards and insurance brokerage, which are collectively referred to as financial services. George Weston is Loblaw’s controlling shareholder with a 53% stake.

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