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West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) Stock Forecast, Price & News

C$81.25

+0.60 (+0.74 %)

(As of 01/22/2021 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range

C$79.00

Now: C$81.25▼

C$81.95

50-Day Range

C$76.01

MA: C$81.03▼

C$84.50

52-Week Range

C$21.60

Now: C$81.25▼

C$86.50

Volume470,976 shs

Average Volume470,055 shs

Market CapitalizationC$5.39 billion

P/E Ratio15.16

Dividend Yield0.98%

BetaN/A

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., a diversified wood products company, produces and sells lumber, panels, and pulp and papers in western Canada and the southern United States. It offers spruce-pine-fir, Douglas Fir-Larch, Hem-Fir tree, and southern yellow pine lumber; treated wood products; and newsprint, wood chips, and other residuals and energy products. The company also provides medium density fiberboard panels and plywood; laminated veneer lumber wood products; and northern bleached softwood Kraft pulp used to produce various paper products, including printing and writing papers, specialty grades, and various tissue products. In addition, it offers bleached chemical thermo-mechanical pulp that is used to produce coated board grades, printing and writing paper, and paper towel/napkin grades, as well as specialty papers and tissue grades. The company exports lumber to the Far East, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. was founded in 1955 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

MarketRank^™

Overall MarketRank^™

1.46 out of 5 stars

2.6 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.20, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of C$93.67, West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) has a forecasted upside of 15.3% from its current price of C$81.25.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

2.6 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) has received 373 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) has received 340 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) has received 52.31% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe WFT will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe WFT will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

0.8 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) has a dividend yield of 0.98%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) is 14.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

0.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

1.3 Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) is 15.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.12.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) is 15.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.33.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) has a P/B Ratio of 1.98. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange TSE

Industry Gold

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorBasic Materials

Current SymbolTSE:WFT

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIKN/A

Webwww.westfraser.com

Phone+1-604-8952700

Employees8,200

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio24.36

Current Ratio2.14

Quick Ratio1.09

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio15.16

Forward P/E Ratio9.35

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual SalesC$5.29 billion

Price / Sales1.02

Cash FlowC$4.56 per share

Price / Cash Flow17.83

Book ValueC$41.00 per share

Price / Book1.98

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A

Net IncomeN/A

Net MarginsN/A

Return on EquityN/A

Return on AssetsN/A

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares66,395,400

Market CapC$5.39 billion

Next Earnings Date2/9/2021 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

C$81.25

+0.60 (+0.74 %)

(As of 01/22/2021 12:00 AM ET)

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West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) (TSE:WFT) Frequently Asked Questions

How has West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)'s stock been impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)'s stock was trading at C$36.40 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WFT shares have increased by 123.2% and is now trading at C$81.25.
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Is West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) a buy right now?

5 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) stock.
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What stocks does MarketBeat like better than West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)?

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When is West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)'s next earnings date?

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 9th 2021.
View our earnings forecast for West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO).

How were West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)'s earnings last quarter?

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) (TSE:WFT) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October, 26th. The company reported $5.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.83 by $0.80. The firm had revenue of $1.69 billion for the quarter.
View West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)'s earnings history.

How often does West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)?

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 6th.
View West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)'s dividend history.

Is West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) a good dividend stock?

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.98%. The dividend payout ratio of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) is 14.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
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What price target have analysts set for WFT?

5 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)'s shares. Their forecasts range from C$75.00 to C$125.00. On average, they anticipate West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)'s share price to reach C$93.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.3% from the stock's current price.
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Who are some of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)'s key competitors?

Some companies that are related to West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) include Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (AEM.TO) (AEM), Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (KL.TO) (KL), Goldcorp (G), Kinross Gold Co. (K.TO) (K), Canadian Utilities Limited (CU.TO) (CU), B2Gold Corp. (BTO.TO) (BTO), Yamana Gold Inc. (YRI.TO) (YRI), SSR Mining Inc. (SSRM.TO) (SSRM), Endeavour Mining Co. (EDV.TO) (EDV), Centerra Gold Inc. (CG.TO) (CG), Alamos Gold Inc. (AGI.TO) (AGI), Equinox Gold Corp. (EQX.TO) (EQX), Alacer Gold (ASR), Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (OR.TO) (OR) and Eldorado Gold Co. (ELD.TO) (ELD).
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What other stocks do shareholders of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) investors own include Canfor Co. (CFP.TO) (CFP), Edap Tms (EDAP), Energous (WATT), Interfor Co. (IFP.TO) (IFP), The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD.TO) (TD), Air Canada (AC.TO) (AC), Dollarama Inc. (DOL.TO) (DOL), Norbord Inc. (OSB.TO) (OSB), Aphria Inc. (APHA.TO) (APHA) and Magna International Inc. (MG.TO) (MG).

Who are West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)'s key executives?

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)'s management team includes the following people:

Mr. Raymond W. Ferris, CEO, Pres & Corp. Director (Age 57, Pay $703.75k)
Mr. Christopher A. Virostek, CFO & VP of Fin. (Age 47, Pay $423.75k)
Mr. Christopher D. McIver, Vice-Pres of Sales & Marketing
Mr. Chuck H. Watkins, Vice-Pres of Capital & Technology
Mr. D'Arcy Robert Henderson, Vice-Pres, Canadian Woodland Operations
Mr. Tom Vaios Theodorakis, Corp. Sec.

What is West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)'s stock symbol?

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

How do I buy shares of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)?

Shares of WFT and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What is West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)'s stock price today?

One share of WFT stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$81.25.

How big of a company is West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)?

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) has a market capitalization of C$5.39 billion and generates C$5.29 billion in revenue each year. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) employs 8,200 workers across the globe.

What is West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)'s official website?

The official website for West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) is www.westfraser.com.

How can I contact West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)?

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO)'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.

This page was last updated on 1/24/2021 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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