Compare Stocks: NWGL, WFG, LPX, and MERC

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
LPX Louisiana-Pacific	$67.18 -1.4%	$73.58	$66.09 ▼ $100.34	$4.70B	1.59	1.14 million shs	780,658 shs
MERC Mercer International	$0.38 +1.8%	$0.56	$0.35 ▼ $3.29	$25.72M	0.48	1.55 million shs	541,709 shs
NWGL Nature Wood Group	$1.09 -14.6%	$0.46	$0.19 ▼ $1.82	$17.86M	2.87	1.37 million shs	333,409 shs
WFG West Fraser Timber	$68.11 -0.9%	$68.32	$57.34 ▼ $76.99	$5.33B	1	215,874 shs	78,485 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
LPX Louisiana-Pacific	0.00%	-3.29%	-12.95%	-6.04%	-31.06%
MERC Mercer International	0.00%	-3.31%	-36.46%	-52.61%	-88.32%
NWGL Nature Wood Group	0.00%	+49.39%	+315.03%	+92.13%	+0.40%
WFG West Fraser Timber	0.00%	+1.04%	-4.27%	+3.48%	-8.20%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
LPX Louisiana-Pacific	$67.18 -1.4%	$73.58	$66.09 ▼ $100.34	$4.70B	1.59	1.14 million shs	780,658 shs
MERC Mercer International	$0.38 +1.8%	$0.56	$0.35 ▼ $3.29	$25.72M	0.48	1.55 million shs	541,709 shs
NWGL Nature Wood Group	$1.09 -14.6%	$0.46	$0.19 ▼ $1.82	$17.86M	2.87	1.37 million shs	333,409 shs
WFG West Fraser Timber	$68.11 -0.9%	$68.32	$57.34 ▼ $76.99	$5.33B	1	215,874 shs	78,485 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
LPX Louisiana-Pacific	0.00%	-3.29%	-12.95%	-6.04%	-31.06%
MERC Mercer International	0.00%	-3.31%	-36.46%	-52.61%	-88.32%
NWGL Nature Wood Group	0.00%	+49.39%	+315.03%	+92.13%	+0.40%
WFG West Fraser Timber	0.00%	+1.04%	-4.27%	+3.48%	-8.20%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
LPX Louisiana-Pacific	2.64	Moderate Buy	$94.00	39.91% Upside
MERC Mercer International	1.33	Strong Sell	$1.13	194.27% Upside
NWGL Nature Wood Group	1.00	Sell	N/A	N/A
WFG West Fraser Timber	2.38	Hold	$83.20	22.16% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest NWGL, WFG, LPX, and MERC Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/2/2026	LPX Louisiana-Pacific	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Sell (D+) ➝ Hold (C-)
9/2/2026	LPX Louisiana-Pacific	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$99.00
8/19/2026	LPX Louisiana-Pacific	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Hold (C-) ➝ Sell (D+)
8/10/2026	MERC Mercer International	TD Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Sell	$0.40 ➝ $0.15
8/6/2026	LPX Louisiana-Pacific	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$91.00 ➝ $89.00
8/6/2026	LPX Louisiana-Pacific	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$93.00 ➝ $92.00
8/6/2026	LPX Louisiana-Pacific	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Sell	$66.00 ➝ $74.00
8/5/2026	LPX Louisiana-Pacific	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold (C-)
8/5/2026	LPX Louisiana-Pacific	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$103.00 ➝ $99.00
7/31/2026	WFG West Fraser Timber	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Sell (D) ➝ Sell (D-)
7/31/2026	WFG West Fraser Timber	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral

(Data available from 9/8/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
LPX Louisiana-Pacific	$2.47B	1.90	$4.67 per share	14.39	$24.85 per share	2.70
MERC Mercer International	$1.87B	0.01	N/A	N/A	$1.02 per share	0.38
NWGL Nature Wood Group	$14.58M	1.23	N/A	N/A	$0.23 per share	4.72
WFG West Fraser Timber	$5.46B	0.98	$2.21 per share	30.82	$76.94 per share	0.89

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
LPX Louisiana-Pacific	$146M	$0.79	85.01	20.00	9.65	2.19%	4.67%	3.10%	11/4/2026 (Estimated)
MERC Mercer International	-$497.89M	-$7.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	-27.86%	-352.57%	-13.99%	10/29/2026 (Estimated)
NWGL Nature Wood Group	-$5.86M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WFG West Fraser Timber	-$937M	-$15.44	N/A	50.83	N/A	-22.98%	-10.84%	-8.19%	10/28/2026 (Estimated)

Latest NWGL, WFG, LPX, and MERC Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
8/6/2026	Q2 2026	MERC Mercer International	-$0.95	-$1.13	-$0.18	-$1.13	$476.00 million	$460.28 million
8/5/2026	Q2 2026	LPX Louisiana-Pacific	$0.5560	$0.40	-$0.1560	$0.38	$667.31 million	$664.00 million
7/29/2026	Q2 2026	WFG West Fraser Timber	-$0.7020	-$0.78	-$0.0780	-$0.78	$1.45 billion	$1.43 billion

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
LPX Louisiana-Pacific	$1.20	1.79%	+14.07%	151.90%	7 Years
MERC Mercer International	N/A	N/A	-14.59%	N/A	N/A
NWGL Nature Wood Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WFG West Fraser Timber	$1.28	1.88%	N/A	N/A	3 Years

Latest NWGL, WFG, LPX, and MERC Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/31/2026	LPX Louisiana-Pacific	quarterly	$0.30	1.63%	8/14/2026	8/14/2026	8/28/2026
6/10/2026	WFG West Fraser Timber	quarterly	$0.32	1.83%	6/25/2026	6/25/2026	7/13/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
LPX Louisiana-Pacific	0.20	3.22	1.67
MERC Mercer International	23.58	1.30	0.68
NWGL Nature Wood Group	0.01	1.31	1.08
WFG West Fraser Timber	0.05	2.06	0.83

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
LPX Louisiana-Pacific	94.73%
MERC Mercer International	85.79%
NWGL Nature Wood Group	N/A
WFG West Fraser Timber	40.23%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
LPX Louisiana-Pacific	0.65%
MERC Mercer International	1.20%
NWGL Nature Wood Group	N/A
WFG West Fraser Timber	1.77%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
LPX Louisiana-Pacific	4,300	69.92 million	69.47 million	Optionable
MERC Mercer International	3,545	66.98 million	66.18 million	Optionable
NWGL Nature Wood Group	114	16.55 million	N/A	Not Optionable
WFG West Fraser Timber	9,600	78.30 million	76.92 million	Not Optionable

NWGL, WFG, LPX, and MERC Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Wellington Management Group LLP Invests $21.43 Million in West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. $WFG

September 7 at 4:47 AM | marketbeat.com

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Purchases Shares of 33,151 West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. $WFG

September 6 at 4:47 AM | marketbeat.com

105,440 Shares in West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. $WFG Bought by BlackRock Inc.

September 5 at 3:28 AM | marketbeat.com

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (NYSE:WFG) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from Analysts

September 5 at 2:58 AM | americanbankingnews.com

72,942 Shares in West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. $WFG Purchased by Legal & General Group Plc

September 4, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) vs. West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) Critical Comparison

September 3, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (NYSE:WFG) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from Brokerages

August 31, 2026 | marketbeat.com

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. $WFG Shares Acquired by QV Investors Inc.

August 31, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Van ECK Associates Corp Acquires 465,694 Shares of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. $WFG

August 30, 2026 | marketbeat.com

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Makes New Investment in West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. $WFG

August 29, 2026 | marketbeat.com

3 Stocks Facing New Pressure From Section 338 Tariffs on Canadian Goods (WFG)

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August 28, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Bank of America Corp DE Lowers Stock Position in West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. $WFG

August 28, 2026 | marketbeat.com

41,731 Shares in West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. $WFG Acquired by Deutsche Bank AG

August 27, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Quantbot Technologies LP Invests $1.28 Million in West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. $WFG

August 26, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Bank of Nova Scotia Invests $5.89 Million in West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. $WFG

August 26, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC Purchases New Shares in West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. $WFG

August 25, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Atlas FRM LLC Purchases New Position in West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. $WFG

August 24, 2026 | marketbeat.com

1,629,983 Shares in West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. $WFG Bought by Donald Smith & CO. Inc.

August 22, 2026 | marketbeat.com

296,043 Shares in West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. $WFG Purchased by Robotti Robert

August 19, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Alberta Investment Management Corp Takes Position in West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. $WFG

August 18, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Renaissance Technologies LLC Has $1.16 Million Stake in West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. $WFG

August 14, 2026 | marketbeat.com

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NWGL, WFG, LPX, and MERC Company Descriptions

Louisiana-Pacific NYSE:LPX

$67.18 -0.99 (-1.45%)

As of 03:07 PM Eastern

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides building solutions primarily for use in new home construction, repair and remodeling, and outdoor structure markets. It operates through Siding, Oriented Strand Board, LP South America, and Other segments. The Siding segment offers LP SmartSide trim and siding products, LP SmartSide ExpertFinish trim and siding products, LP BuilderSeries lap siding products, and LP Outdoor Building Solutions; and engineered wood siding, trim, soffit, and fascia products. Its Oriented Strand Board segment manufactures and distributes oriented strand board structural panel products comprising LP TechShield radiant barriers, LP WeatherLogic air and water barriers, LP Legacy premium sub-flooring products, LP NovaCore, LP FlameBlock fire-rated sheathing products, and LP TopNotch sub-flooring products. The LP South America segment manufactures and distributes oriented strand board structural panel and siding products. This segment distributes and sells related products for the region's transition to wood frame construction. It offers timber and timberlands and other products and services. sells its products primarily to retailers, wholesalers, and homebuilding and industrial businesses in North America and South America, Asia, Australia, and Europe. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Mercer International NASDAQ:MERC

$0.38 +0.01 (+1.78%)

As of 03:06 PM Eastern

Mercer International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) and northern bleached hardwood kraft (NBHK) pulp worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Pulp and Solid Wood. It manufactures, sells, and distributes pulp, electricity, and chemicals through pulp mills. The company also manufactures, distributes, and sells lumber, cross-laminated timber, finger joint lumber, glue-laminated timber, wood pallets, electricity, biofuels, and wood residuals. In addition, it generates and sells green energy produced from biomass cogeneration power plant to third party. Further, it produces and sells NBSK pulp manufactured from softwood; green energy using carbon-neutral biofuels, such as black liquor and wood waste; tall oil from black liquor for use as a chemical additive and green energy source; bio extractives and biomaterials, including lignin, turpentine, cellulose filaments, and sandalwood oil; and biofuels; as well as provides transportation and logistics services. The company sells its pulp to pulp markets, integrated paper and paperboard manufacturers; and lumber products to distributors, construction firms, secondary manufacturers, retail yards, and home centers. Mercer International Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Nature Wood Group NASDAQ:NWGL

$1.08 -0.19 (-14.57%)

As of 03:07 PM Eastern

Nature Wood Group Limited, an integrated forestry company, engages in management and harvesting, and down-stream wood-processing and distribution activities. It operates in two divisions, Direct Purchase and Original Design Manufacturer Services; and Manufacturing segments. The company offers a range of products, including logs, decking and flooring products, sawn timber, recycled and synthesized charcoal, machine-made charcoal, and essential oils. It provides IT and business consultancy services. The company serves importers, retailers, and processors through its sales network in Europe, South Asia, South America, North America, and China. The company was formerly known as China Nature Wood Industry Group Limited and changed its name to Nature Wood Group Limited in September 2022. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Macau. Nature Wood Group Limited operates as a subsidiary of Easy Bliss Limited.

West Fraser Timber NYSE:WFG

$68.11 -0.61 (-0.89%)

As of 03:06 PM Eastern

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. The company also provides northern bleached softwood Kraft pulp and bleached chemical thermo-mechanical pulp used to produce various paper products, including printing and writing papers, paperboard products, tissue and towel products, and a variety of other paper grades. Further, it offers bioproducts, including bioenergy and biomaterial. Its products are used in home construction, repair and remodeling, papers, tissue, and box materials, and industrial applications. The company sells its products to major retail chains, contractor supply yards, and wholesalers, as well as industrial customers for further processing or as components for other products in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and internationally. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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Latest NWGL, WFG, LPX, and MERC Analyst Ratings

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Latest NWGL, WFG, LPX, and MERC Dividends

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NWGL, WFG, LPX, and MERC Headlines

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