Western Forest Products (WEF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Western is an integrated forest products company building a margin-focused log and lumber business to compete successfully in global softwood markets. With operations and employees located primarily on the coast of British Columbia and Washington State, Western is a premier supplier of high-value, specialty forest products to worldwide markets. Western has a lumber capacity of 785 million board feet from five sawmills, as well as operates four remanufacturing facilities and two glulam manufacturing facilities. The Company sources timber from its long-term licences, First Nations arrangements, and market purchases. Western supplements its production through a wholesale program providing customers with a comprehensive range of specialty products.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$15.70 to C$16.80
• 50-Day Range: C$16.79 to C$19.75
• 52-Week Range: C$10.16 to C$19.95
• Volume: 34,818 shs
• Average Volume: 39,287 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$165.76 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 6.67%
• Price Target: C$18.40
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Western Forest Products Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Western Forest Products scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Western Forest Products has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Western Forest Products has a consensus price target of C$18.40, representing about 17.2% upside from its current price of C$15.70.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Western Forest Products has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Western Forest Products is -1.96, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Western Forest Products is -1.96, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Western Forest Products has a PEG Ratio of 0.32. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Western Forest Products has a P/B Ratio of 0.35. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WEF.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Western Forest Products is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.67%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Western Forest Products does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Western Forest Products this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Western Forest Products insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$68,580.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.67% of the stock of Western Forest Products is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

14.21% of the stock of Western Forest Products is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2026
• Today: 10/06/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Paper & Forest Products
• Sub-Industry: Forest Products
• Current Symbol: TSE:WEF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.westernforest.com
• Phone: +1-604-6484500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,627
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Western Forest Products: C$18.40
• High Price Target: C$20.00
• Low Price Target: C$16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C($8.00)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 3,145.03
• P/E Growth: 0.32
• Net Income: -C$43.70 million
• Net Margins: -9.64%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -17.78%
• Return on Assets: -4.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 12.63
• Current Ratio: 2.44
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$876 million
• Price / Sales: 0.19
• Cash Flow: C$1.54 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.18
• Book Value: C$45.06 per share
• Price / Book: 0.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 10,558,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$165.76 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.06