13/05/2025 09:44

Wesfarmers Ltd (WES) $79.76

WES has advanced over 11% in 2025, but it looks and feels tired around $80 as it starts to lose its safety attraction. More importantly, it's stretched from a valuation perspective, which is not new for WES given its quality and diverse mix of earnings, however, they are a demonstrated beneficiary of fear, and as fear eases, they will likely underperform.  

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19/03/2025 09:31

Wesfarmers Ltd (WES) $69.83

Market stalwart WES is the 7th largest company on the ASX, and like many others, it has been trading on a very rich valuation over the past six months. However, the stock's recent ~13% correction has alleviated some of this condition, although it remains on the expensive side relative to its own history.

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20/02/2025 17:23

Wesfarmers (WES) $77.62

WES +1.33%: Announced strong first-half results led by a slight beat on the revenue line with their chemicals and fertilizer (inc. lithium) segment growing strongly. 

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11/10/2024 09:29

Wesfarmers Ltd (WES) $69.87

WES delivered a solid FY24 trading update in August, but disappointing early FY25 trading updates for Bunnings, Kmart Group, and Officeworks accompanied it. At the time, the stock was trading around $74, and we wrote a small note following the result, concluding MM was neutral/negative at current levels.

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29/08/2024 17:25

Wesfarmers (WES) $74.06

WES -4.07%: pulled back today, though it was more about FY25 trading to date from Bunnings, which has slowed relative to 2H24 and mildly higher capex guidance than any issues with FY24 numbers, plus of course the stock has run hard in the last couple of weeks trading at all-time highs.

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27/08/2024 09:57

Wesfarmers Ltd (WES) $76.99

WES rallied another +1.1% on Monday, gaining a whopping +35% year-to-date. This is a perfect example of fund managers chasing a quality stock to regain market exposure in a “safe” manner.

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06/08/2024 09:32

Wesfarmers Ltd (WES) $69.16

WES delivered an excellent half-year update in February. It faces the music again on the 29th of this month, but cream usually floats to the top.

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23/07/2024 09:25

Wesfarmers Ltd (WES) $70.87

WES can outperform its peers into Christmas as a more defensive retailer, with its diverse mix of underlying businesses. That said, we think this is in the price and with a yield sub 3%, WES is now less appealing than in previous years. Another example of a good stock/company that looks almost fully valued, a common characteristic when we trade around all-time highs.

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16/07/2024 09:40

Wesfarmers Ltd (WES) $70.00

On Monday, WES was the best-performing retail stock, closing up +2.1%, whereas JB Hi-Fi slipped -0.2%. We often say, “One day doesn’t make a summer.” Still, it was interesting to see the more defensive retailers outperforming as the ASX broke above 8000,  a trend we can see continuing as investors worry about lofty valuations leading to more conservative positioning in the second half of 2024.

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15/02/2024 16:52

Wesfarmers (WES) $61.91

WES +5.04%: the retail and industrial conglomerate hit levels not seen in more than 2 years on a strong 1H update today. Revenue was marginally higher and slightly ahead of expectations, while Earnings Before Tax (EBT) of $2.1b was a 5% beat to consensus. Bunnings, Officeworks & their health and industrials segments were all in line with expectations.

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