West Fraser Timber (WFG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd is a diversified wood products company with more than 60 facilities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The Company produces lumber, engineered wood products (OSB, LVL, MDF, plywood, and particleboard), pulp, newsprint, wood chips, other residuals, and renewable energy. West Fraser's products are used in home construction, repair and remodeling, industrial applications, papers, tissue, and box materials.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$90.19 to C$93.60
• 50-Day Range: C$81.21 to C$92.10
• 52-Week Range: C$80.38 to C$107.43
• Volume: 74,855 shs
• Average Volume: 171,869 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$7.28 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.38%
• Price Target: C$96.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

West Fraser Timber Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

West Fraser Timber scored higher than 10% 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

West Fraser Timber 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, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for West Fraser Timber is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

West Fraser Timber has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of West Fraser Timber is -6.22, 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 West Fraser Timber is -6.22, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

West Fraser Timber has a P/B Ratio of 1.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 WFG.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

West Fraser Timber pays a meaningful dividend of 2.01%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

West Fraser Timber does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

3 people have searched for WFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, West Fraser Timber insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

33.72% of the stock of West Fraser Timber is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.88% of the stock of West Fraser Timber is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Lumber & Wood Production
• Sub-Industry: Construction Materials
• Current Symbol: TSE:WFG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: waterfrontcapitalcorp.com
• Phone: +1-604-9222030
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for West Fraser Timber: C$96.50
• High Price Target: C$100.00
• Low Price Target: C$93.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C($14.94)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.45
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -C$66.55 million
• Net Margins: -25.12%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -23.07%
• Return on Assets: 2.18%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 9.37
• Current Ratio: 1.84
• Quick Ratio: 2.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$5.34 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.36
• Cash Flow: C$14.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.60
• Book Value: C$72.06 per share
• Price / Book: 1.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 78,304,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$7.28 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.23