Weyerhaeuser FY2026 EPS Forecast Lowered by Seaport Res Ptn

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has lowered Weyerhaeuser's FY2026 earnings per share forecast to $0.64, down from $0.74, reflecting a decrease compared to the current consensus estimate of $0.78.
• Multiple brokerages have adjusted their price targets for Weyerhaeuser, with DA Davidson reducing their target from $36.00 to $35.00 and Citigroup cutting theirs from $35.00 to $31.00, while the company maintains a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."
• Weyerhaeuser declared a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share, reflecting a 3.5% dividend yield and an unusually high dividend payout ratio of 221.05%.

Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Weyerhaeuser in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.64 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.74. The consensus estimate for Weyerhaeuser's current full-year earnings is $0.78 per share.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on WY. DA Davidson reduced their target price on Weyerhaeuser from $36.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. CIBC decreased their target price on Weyerhaeuser from $32.00 to $31.00 and set an "outperformer" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $35.00 to $31.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Wall Street Zen cut Weyerhaeuser from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $32.88.

Weyerhaeuser Price Performance

Shares of WY opened at $24.18 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $25.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $26.26. The stock has a market cap of $17.44 billion, a PE ratio of 63.62, a PEG ratio of 86.29 and a beta of 1.07. Weyerhaeuser has a 12-month low of $23.98 and a 12-month high of $34.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

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

Institutional Trading of Weyerhaeuser

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GKV Capital Management Co. Inc. purchased a new position in Weyerhaeuser during the 1st quarter valued at about $29,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in Weyerhaeuser by 86.3% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,125 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 521 shares in the last quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Weyerhaeuser in the 1st quarter valued at $31,000. Costello Asset Management INC bought a new position in Weyerhaeuser in the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Marshall Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Weyerhaeuser during the 1st quarter valued at $36,000. 82.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Sara Grootwassink Lewis purchased 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of $25.29 per share, with a total value of $101,160.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 21,478 shares of the company's stock, valued at $543,178.62. This trade represents a 22.89% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Weyerhaeuser Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th were paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%. Weyerhaeuser's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 221.05%.

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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