What is Scotiabank's Estimate for WFG Q2 Earnings?

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (NYSE:WFG - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Scotiabank issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of West Fraser Timber in a research note issued on Monday, April 28th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.07 for the quarter. Scotiabank currently has a "Sector Outperform" rating and a $100.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber's current full-year earnings is $4.45 per share.

West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.61 by ($0.15). The company had revenue of $1.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.53 billion. West Fraser Timber had a positive return on equity of 0.88% and a negative net margin of 0.08%.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on West Fraser Timber from $117.00 to $99.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Raymond James decreased their price objective on shares of West Fraser Timber from $105.00 to $90.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, TD Securities dropped their target price on shares of West Fraser Timber from $99.00 to $98.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $100.40.

West Fraser Timber Stock Performance

WFG traded up $0.01 on Wednesday, hitting $74.73. 40,687 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 174,482. The business's fifty day moving average is $75.54 and its 200 day moving average is $84.61. West Fraser Timber has a fifty-two week low of $69.48 and a fifty-two week high of $102.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.77 billion, a P/E ratio of -356.02 and a beta of 1.21.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WFG. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of West Fraser Timber during the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in West Fraser Timber in the 4th quarter valued at $39,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of West Fraser Timber during the 4th quarter worth $52,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of West Fraser Timber by 7,588.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 692 shares of the company's stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 683 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC grew its position in shares of West Fraser Timber by 22.5% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,078 shares of the company's stock valued at $93,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.23% of the company's stock.

West Fraser Timber Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were given a dividend of $0.32 per share. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. West Fraser Timber's dividend payout ratio is presently -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.