Q2 EPS Estimates for Weyerhaeuser Lowered by Zacks Research

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Weyerhaeuser in a research report issued on Thursday, May 8th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.20 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.22. The consensus estimate for Weyerhaeuser's current full-year earnings is $0.78 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Weyerhaeuser's FY2025 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS.

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.11. Weyerhaeuser had a return on equity of 3.86% and a net margin of 5.56%. The firm had revenue of $1.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.80 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.16 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Weyerhaeuser from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Cibc World Mkts upgraded Weyerhaeuser from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on Weyerhaeuser in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $31.00 target price for the company. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $36.00 target price on shares of Weyerhaeuser in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Citigroup dropped their target price on Weyerhaeuser from $38.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Weyerhaeuser presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $33.75.

Weyerhaeuser Price Performance

WY opened at $26.20 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $27.40 and a 200-day moving average price of $29.19. Weyerhaeuser has a 12-month low of $24.10 and a 12-month high of $34.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.64, a PEG ratio of 4.74 and a beta of 1.15.

Institutional Trading of Weyerhaeuser

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. South Plains Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Weyerhaeuser during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Weyerhaeuser during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Weyerhaeuser during the 1st quarter valued at $31,000. Costello Asset Management INC purchased a new stake in Weyerhaeuser during the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in Weyerhaeuser by 290.9% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,239 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 922 shares during the last quarter. 82.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Weyerhaeuser Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.21%. Weyerhaeuser's dividend payout ratio is 168.00%.

Weyerhaeuser declared that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Thursday, May 8th that permits the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the real estate investment trust to purchase up to 5.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

About Weyerhaeuser

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands, began operations in 1900. We own or control approximately 11 million acres of timberlands in the U.S. and manage additional timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada. We manage these timberlands on a sustainable basis in compliance with internationally recognized forestry standards.

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