Scotiabank Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for WFG

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (NYSE:WFG - Free Report) - Analysts at Scotiabank reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for West Fraser Timber in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 21st. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.95 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.07. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber's current full-year earnings is $4.45 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on WFG. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of West Fraser Timber from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Friday. TD Securities decreased their target price on shares of West Fraser Timber from $99.00 to $98.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of West Fraser Timber from $117.00 to $99.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated a "market perform" rating on shares of West Fraser Timber in a research report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, West Fraser Timber has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $100.40.

West Fraser Timber Price Performance

NYSE WFG traded up $2.43 on Tuesday, hitting $74.97. The stock had a trading volume of 245,437 shares, compared to its average volume of 175,698. The business's fifty day moving average price is $74.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.88. West Fraser Timber has a 52-week low of $69.48 and a 52-week high of $102.40. The stock has a market cap of $5.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 102.17 and a beta of 1.15.

West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.61 by ($0.15). West Fraser Timber had a net margin of 0.03% and a return on equity of 0.99%. The business had revenue of $1.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.53 billion.

West Fraser Timber Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 26th were paid a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 26th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.71%. West Fraser Timber's dividend payout ratio is currently -752.94%.

Institutional Trading of West Fraser Timber

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of West Fraser Timber by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 3,002 shares of the company's stock worth $260,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of West Fraser Timber by 3.3% during the first quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 4,637 shares of the company's stock worth $357,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Comprehensive Money Management Services LLC increased its stake in shares of West Fraser Timber by 3.8% during the first quarter. Comprehensive Money Management Services LLC now owns 4,065 shares of the company's stock worth $313,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its stake 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 acquiring an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in West Fraser Timber by 22.5% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,078 shares of the company's stock valued at $93,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.23% of the company's stock.

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.