West Fraser Timber (WFG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd is a diversified wood products company with more than 60 facilities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The Company produces lumber, engineered wood products (OSB, LVL, MDF, plywood, and particleboard), pulp, newsprint, wood chips, other residuals, and renewable energy. West Fraser's products are used in home construction, repair and remodeling, industrial applications, papers, tissue, and box materials.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$95.64 to C$98.49
• 50-Day Range: C$93.18 to C$106.21
• 52-Week Range: C$92.48 to C$141.27
• Volume: 199,302 shs
• Average Volume: 220,464 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$7.59 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.33%
• Price Target: C$119.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

West Fraser Timber Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

West Fraser Timber scored higher than 42% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

West Fraser Timber has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

West Fraser Timber has a consensus price target of C$119.00, representing about 23.7% upside from its current price of C$96.23.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

West Fraser Timber has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of West Fraser Timber is -59.77, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of West Fraser Timber is -59.77, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

West Fraser Timber has a P/B Ratio of 1.09. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WFG.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

West Fraser Timber pays a meaningful dividend of 1.86%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

West Fraser Timber does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WFG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

West Fraser Timber has a news sentiment score of 0.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for West Fraser Timber this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for WFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, West Fraser Timber insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

33.72% of the stock of West Fraser Timber is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

40.60% of the stock of West Fraser Timber is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WFG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WFG shares performed this year?

West Fraser Timber's stock was trading at C$124.55 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WFG shares have decreased by 22.7% and is now trading at C$96.23.

How do I buy shares of West Fraser Timber?

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What other stocks do shareholders of West Fraser Timber own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that West Fraser Timber investors own include Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Bank of America (BAC), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Pfizer (PFE) and Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Lumber & Wood Production
• Sub-Industry: Construction Materials
• Current Symbol: TSE:WFG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: waterfrontcapitalcorp.com
• Phone: +1-604-9222030
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for West Fraser Timber: C$119.00
• High Price Target: C$119.00
• Low Price Target: C$119.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C($1.61)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.85
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -C$66.55 million
• Net Margins: -1.53%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -1.33%
• Return on Assets: 2.18%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 7.39
• Current Ratio: 1.82
• Quick Ratio: 2.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$5.83 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.30
• Cash Flow: C$14.59 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.60
• Book Value: C$88.59 per share
• Price / Book: 1.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 78,860,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$7.59 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.67