Q4 EPS Estimates for Weyerhaeuser Lowered by Zacks Research

Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Weyerhaeuser in a research report issued on Thursday, August 7th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.07 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.14. The consensus estimate for Weyerhaeuser's current full-year earnings is $0.78 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Weyerhaeuser's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.25 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.85 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on WY. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Weyerhaeuser from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 28th. DA Davidson reduced their price objective on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $36.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. CIBC reduced their price objective on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an "outperformer" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Weyerhaeuser from a "strong-buy" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Weyerhaeuser from $32.00 to $30.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $32.88.

Weyerhaeuser Stock Up 3.1%

Shares of NYSE:WY traded up $0.79 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $26.41. 4,369,144 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,079,364. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The company has a market cap of $19.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.50, a P/E/G ratio of 73.25 and a beta of 1.08. Weyerhaeuser has a one year low of $24.10 and a one year high of $34.03. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $26.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $27.29.

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. Weyerhaeuser had a return on equity of 2.95% and a net margin of 3.97%. Weyerhaeuser's quarterly revenue was down 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.21 EPS.

Weyerhaeuser Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 12th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.2%. Weyerhaeuser's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 221.05%.

Weyerhaeuser declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, May 8th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the real estate investment trust to reacquire up to 5.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other Weyerhaeuser news, Director Sara Grootwassink Lewis bought 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 11th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $25.29 per share, for a total transaction of $101,160.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 21,478 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $543,178.62. This trade represents a 22.89% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.27% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Weyerhaeuser

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its stake in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 8.4% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 101,007 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $2,843,000 after purchasing an additional 7,853 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Weyerhaeuser in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,206,000. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 42,151 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,187,000 after buying an additional 491 shares during the period. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 329,133 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $9,265,000 after buying an additional 1,480 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 11.4% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 151,162 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $4,255,000 after acquiring an additional 15,415 shares during the last quarter. 82.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.