Research Analysts Offer Predictions for West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:WFG)

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (NYSE:WFG) – Analysts at Raymond James raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for West Fraser Timber in a research report issued on Friday, April 19th. Raymond James analyst D. Swetlishoff now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $9.20 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $9.15. Raymond James currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating and a $105.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber’s current full-year earnings is $4.10 per share.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on WFG. Scotiabank set a $100.00 target price on West Fraser Timber and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 22nd. TD Securities upped their target price on shares of West Fraser Timber from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $97.00 price target on shares of West Fraser Timber in a report on Thursday, March 28th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $106.25.

West Fraser Timber Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of NYSE:WFG opened at $78.42 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 2.26. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $81.42 and its 200-day moving average is $78.62. The company has a market cap of $6.23 billion, a P/E ratio of -36.47 and a beta of 1.15. West Fraser Timber has a 52-week low of $64.11 and a 52-week high of $90.17.

West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 14th. The company reported ($0.23) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.28) by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter. West Fraser Timber had a negative net margin of 2.59% and a positive return on equity of 1.29%.

West Fraser Timber Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Investors of record on Friday, March 15th were given a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 14th. West Fraser Timber’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -27.91%.

Institutional Trading of West Fraser Timber

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bfsg LLC acquired a new position in West Fraser Timber during the 4th quarter worth $42,000. Accordant Advisory Group Inc bought a new position in West Fraser Timber in the first quarter valued at about $43,000. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in West Fraser Timber in the fourth quarter worth about $43,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC acquired a new position in West Fraser Timber during the 4th quarter valued at about $78,000. Finally, Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of West Fraser Timber during the 1st quarter worth approximately $103,000. 40.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

West Fraser Timber Company Profile

West Fraser Timber Co Ltd., a diversified wood products company, engages in manufacturing, selling, marketing, and distributing lumber, engineered wood products, pulp, newsprint, wood chips, and other residuals and renewable energy. It offers spruce-pine-fir, douglas fir-larch, hem-fir, and southern yellow pine lumber, treated wood products, medium density fiberboard panels and plywood, oriented strand board, and laminated veneer lumber wood products, as well as particleboards.