Raymond James Financial Comments on WFG Q2 Earnings

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (NYSE:WFG - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Raymond James Financial issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of West Fraser Timber in a research report issued on Monday, July 21st. Raymond James Financial analyst D. Swetlishoff expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.23) per share for the quarter. Raymond James Financial has a "Market Perform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber's current full-year earnings is $4.45 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for West Fraser Timber's FY2025 earnings at ($1.31) EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.86 EPS.

WFG has been the subject of several other research reports. TD Securities lowered their price objective on West Fraser Timber from $98.00 to $96.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Wall Street Zen downgraded West Fraser Timber from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, West Fraser Timber presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $100.00.

West Fraser Timber Price Performance

NYSE:WFG traded up $1.17 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $72.12. The stock had a trading volume of 217,548 shares, compared to its average volume of 241,520. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 2.89. West Fraser Timber has a one year low of $69.48 and a one year high of $102.40. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $74.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $77.50.

West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported ($0.38) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by ($0.74). The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.61 billion. West Fraser Timber had a negative return on equity of 0.85% and a negative net margin of 2.18%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On West Fraser Timber

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MGO One Seven LLC grew its stake in West Fraser Timber by 2.6% in the second quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 8,868 shares of the company's stock worth $650,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its stake in shares of West Fraser Timber by 27.8% in the second quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 3,674 shares of the company's stock worth $269,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of West Fraser Timber in the second quarter worth $27,000. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA increased its holdings in shares of West Fraser Timber by 3.6% during the second quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 11,373 shares of the company's stock valued at $844,000 after acquiring an additional 398 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of West Fraser Timber by 265.1% during the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 398 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 289 shares in the last quarter. 40.23% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

West Fraser Timber Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 14th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 26th were paid a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 26th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.77%. West Fraser Timber's payout ratio is -752.94%.

About West Fraser Timber

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.