Brokers Issue Forecasts for WFG Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Investment analysts at Raymond James Financial predict West Fraser Timber will report a Q3 2025 EPS of ($1.72), with a current full-year earnings estimate of $4.45 per share.
• West Fraser Timber's stock recently opened at $67.06, with a market capitalization of $5.29 billion and a consensus target price of $96.00.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.32, with a current dividend yield of 1.9% despite a negative payout ratio of -73.14%.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (NYSE:WFG - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Raymond James Financial issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of West Fraser Timber in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, October 15th. Raymond James Financial analyst D. Swetlishoff expects that the company will earn ($1.72) per share for the quarter. Raymond James Financial currently has a "Market Perform" rating and a $70.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber's current full-year earnings is $4.45 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for West Fraser Timber's FY2025 earnings at ($3.71) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($1.61) EPS.

WFG has been the subject of several other reports. TD Securities decreased their target price on shares of West Fraser Timber from $98.00 to $96.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 25th. Zacks Research raised West Fraser Timber from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of West Fraser Timber from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "sell (d)" rating on shares of West Fraser Timber in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $96.00.

West Fraser Timber Stock Performance

West Fraser Timber stock opened at $67.06 on Monday. West Fraser Timber has a twelve month low of $66.00 and a twelve month high of $100.33. The company has a market capitalization of $5.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -38.32 and a beta of 1.13. The stock's 50 day moving average is $71.57 and its 200 day moving average is $73.10. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

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

West Fraser Timber Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 25th were paid a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 25th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. West Fraser Timber's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -73.14%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On West Fraser Timber

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of WFG. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of West Fraser Timber during the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of West Fraser Timber by 265.1% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 398 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 289 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in West Fraser Timber by 7,588.9% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 692 shares of the company's stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 683 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in West Fraser Timber by 346.6% during the 2nd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,090 shares of the company's stock valued at $153,000 after buying an additional 1,622 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in West Fraser Timber by 6.9% during the 1st quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 2,806 shares of the company's stock valued at $216,000 after buying an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. 40.23% of the stock is currently 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.

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