Q3 Earnings Forecast for WFG Issued By Scotiabank

Key Points

• Scotiabank forecasts that West Fraser Timber will report earnings per share of ($0.76) for Q3 2025, contrasting with the full-year consensus estimate of $4.45 per share.
• Royal Bank of Canada lowered its price objective from $117.00 to $99.00, while Wall Street Zen downgraded the stock from "hold" to "sell."
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.32, with a resulting annual yield of 1.81%, despite a negative dividend payout ratio of -73.14%.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (NYSE:WFG - Free Report) - Research analysts at Scotiabank issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for West Fraser Timber in a note issued to investors on Monday, July 28th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.76) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber's current full-year earnings is $4.45 per share.

West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported ($0.38) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by ($0.74). The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.61 billion. West Fraser Timber had a negative return on equity of 0.85% and a negative net margin of 2.18%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. TD Securities dropped their price target on West Fraser Timber from $98.00 to $96.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Wall Street Zen lowered West Fraser Timber from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Raymond James Financial restated a "market perform" rating on shares of West Fraser Timber in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on West Fraser Timber from $117.00 to $99.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, West Fraser Timber presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $100.00.

West Fraser Timber Stock Up 0.6%

West Fraser Timber stock traded up $0.44 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $69.75. The stock had a trading volume of 264,116 shares, compared to its average volume of 204,597. The company has a market cap of $5.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -39.86 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 2.89 and a quick ratio of 1.61. The business's 50 day moving average price is $74.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $77.09. West Fraser Timber has a 52 week low of $68.63 and a 52 week high of $102.40.

West Fraser Timber Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 26th were given a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 26th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. West Fraser Timber's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -73.14%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On West Fraser Timber

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in West Fraser Timber by 14.0% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 31,763 shares of the company's stock worth $2,327,000 after buying an additional 3,908 shares during the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH raised its position in West Fraser Timber by 33.1% during the 2nd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 168,456 shares of the company's stock worth $12,328,000 after buying an additional 41,851 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc raised its position in West Fraser Timber by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 178,884 shares of the company's stock worth $13,092,000 after buying an additional 3,507 shares during the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC raised its position in West Fraser Timber by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 8,868 shares of the company's stock worth $650,000 after buying an additional 227 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its position in West Fraser Timber by 27.8% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 3,674 shares of the company's stock worth $269,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. 40.23% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.