TSE:WFTWest Fraser Timber Stock Price, Forecast & News

West Fraser Timber's stock was trading at C$36.40 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WFT shares have increased by 34.2% and is now trading at C$48.86. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for West Fraser Timber in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for West Fraser Timber.

West Fraser Timber is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July 27th 2020. View our earnings forecast for West Fraser Timber.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSE:WFT) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 28th. The company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.17) by $0.59. The business had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter. View West Fraser Timber's earnings history.

West Fraser Timber declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 15th will be given a dividend of 0.20 per share on Wednesday, July 15th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.64%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 6th. View West Fraser Timber's dividend history.

4 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for West Fraser Timber's stock. Their forecasts range from C$50.00 to C$80.00. On average, they expect West Fraser Timber's stock price to reach C$60.83 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for West Fraser Timber.

News headlines about WFT stock have been trending somewhat positive on Friday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. West Fraser Timber earned a daily sentiment score of 0.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news about West Fraser Timber.

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West Fraser Timber trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol "WFT."

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One share of WFT stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$48.86.

West Fraser Timber has a market capitalization of C$3.24 billion and generates C$4.83 billion in revenue each year.

The official website for West Fraser Timber is www.westfraser.com.

West Fraser Timber's mailing address is 858 Beatty St Suite 501, VANCOUVER, BC V6B 1C1, Canada. The company can be reached via phone at +1-604-8952700.