Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Canfor Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Scotiabank estimates Canfor's Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.36) per share, significantly lower than the consensus estimate of $0.40 for the full year.
• Several analysts have downgraded Canfor's stock, with Raymond James reducing its target price from C$22.00 to C$19.00 and Royal Bank of Canada cutting its price objective from C$19.00 to C$16.00.
• The current consensus rating for Canfor's stock is "Hold," with an average price target of C$17.00, reflecting mixed analyst sentiments.

Canfor Co. (TSE:CFP - Free Report) - Scotiabank issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Canfor in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 5th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson anticipates that the company will earn ($0.36) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Canfor's current full-year earnings is $0.40 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on CFP. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on Canfor from C$19.00 to C$16.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Cibc World Mkts lowered Canfor from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. TD Securities decreased their price target on shares of Canfor from C$18.00 to C$17.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Raymond James Financial lowered Canfor from a "strong-buy" rating to an "outperform" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from C$22.00 to C$19.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, CIBC cut shares of Canfor from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from C$19.00 to C$16.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Canfor presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of C$17.00.

Canfor Stock Performance

Shares of Canfor stock traded up C$0.07 on Wednesday, reaching C$12.85. 132,328 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 155,393. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 21.94, a current ratio of 2.19 and a quick ratio of 2.14. The company has a 50 day moving average of C$14.03 and a 200 day moving average of C$14.21. Canfor has a 52 week low of C$12.60 and a 52 week high of C$18.38. The firm has a market capitalization of C$1.55 billion, a PE ratio of -2.14 and a beta of 2.08.

About Canfor

Canfor Corp is a softwood lumber company that also owns around half of Canfor Pulp. It is active throughout North America, with lumber mills in British Columbia, Alberta, and the Southeastern United States. It has two reportable segments: Lumber and Pulp and Paper.