TSE:WFTWest Fraser Timber Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add C$41.85 +0.66 (+1.60 %) (As of 06/4/2020 04:06 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's RangeC$40.77Now: C$41.85▼C$42.2250-Day RangeC$28.23MA: C$35.72▼C$41.1952-Week RangeC$21.60Now: C$41.85▼C$66.43Volume336,300 shsAverage Volume529,427 shsMarket CapitalizationC$2.87 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield1.94%BetaN/A ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsInsider TradesHeadlinesOptions ChainSocial Media West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. produces and sells lumber, panels, and pulp and paper in western Canada and the southern United States. The company offers spruce-pine-fir and southern yellow pine lumber, as well as newsprint, wood chips, and other residuals and energy products. It also provides treated wood, medium density fiberboard panels, laminated veneer lumber panels, and plywood; northern bleached softwood Kraft pulp used to produce various paper products, including printing and writing papers, specialty grades, and various tissue products; and 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 was founded in 1955 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingWest Fraser Timber has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of C$61.33, West Fraser Timber has a potential upside of 46.6% from its current price of C$41.85.Amount of Analyst CoverageWest Fraser Timber has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.6 Community Rank Outperform VotesWest Fraser Timber has received 360 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesWest Fraser Timber has received 329 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentWest Fraser Timber has received 52.25% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about West Fraser Timber 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. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipWest Fraser Timber is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 1.94%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthWest Fraser Timber does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, West Fraser Timber insiders have not sold or bought any company stock. Previous Next 0.0 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for West Fraser Timber are expected to decrease by -100.00% in the coming year, from C$2.81 to C$0.00 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of West Fraser Timber is -17.75, 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. SectorThe P/E ratio of West Fraser Timber is -17.75, 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 RatioWest Fraser Timber has a P/B Ratio of 1.09. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.5Community Rank: 2.6Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 0.0 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.55 out of 5 stars 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+1-604-8952700Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio53.33 Current Ratio1.28 Quick Ratio0.46Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio14.89 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual SalesC$4.83 billion Price / Sales0.59 Cash FlowC$1.48 per share Price / Cash Flow28.23 Book ValueC$38.29 per share Price / Book1.09Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous EmployeesN/A Outstanding Shares68,670,000Market CapC$2.87 billion Next Earnings Date7/16/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable TSX:WFT Rates by TradingView Receive WFT News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for WFT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFT) Frequently Asked Questions How has West Fraser Timber's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? 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 (WHO). Since then, WFT shares have increased by 15.0% and is now trading at C$41.85. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of West Fraser Timber? 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. When is West Fraser Timber's next earnings date? West Fraser Timber is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 16th 2020. View our earnings forecast for West Fraser Timber. How were West Fraser Timber's earnings last quarter? West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSE:WFT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 28th. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.17) by $0.59. The business earned $1.20 billion during the quarter. View West Fraser Timber's earnings history. How often does West Fraser Timber pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for West Fraser Timber? West Fraser Timber declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 10th will be paid a dividend of 0.20 per share on Friday, January 10th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.91%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 24th. View West Fraser Timber's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for WFT? 4 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for West Fraser Timber's stock. Their forecasts range from C$40.00 to C$80.00. On average, they anticipate West Fraser Timber's share price to reach C$61.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 46.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for West Fraser Timber. Has West Fraser Timber been receiving favorable news coverage? Headlines about WFT stock have been trending very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. West Fraser Timber earned a news sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutWest Fraser Timber. Who are some of West Fraser Timber's key competitors? Some companies that are related to West Fraser Timber include Northern Star Resources (NST), Evolution Mining (EVN), Canadian Utilities (CU), B2Gold (BTO), Yamana Gold (YRI), B2Gold (BTG), Equinox Gold (SBSW), Saracen Mineral (SAR), Detour Gold (DGC), Alamos Gold (AGI), Centerra Gold (CG), NovaGold Resources (NG), Centamin (CEE), Endeavour Mining (EDV) and SSR Mining (SSRM). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of West Fraser Timber own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other West Fraser Timber investors own include Edap Tms (EDAP), Canfor (CFP), Energous (WATT), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Dollarama (DOL), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Interfor (IFP), Air Canada (AC), Aphria (APHA) and Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B). Who are West Fraser Timber's key executives? West Fraser Timber's management team includes the following people: Mr. Edward R. Seraphim, CEO & Director (Age 60)Mr. Raymond W. Ferris, Pres & COO (Age 56)Mr. Christopher A. Virostek, CFO & VP of Fin. (Age 46)Mr. Christopher D. McIver, Vice-Pres of Sales & MarketingMr. Sean P. McLaren, Vice-Pres of U.S. Lumber What is West Fraser Timber's stock symbol? West Fraser Timber trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol "WFT." How do I buy shares of West Fraser Timber? Shares of WFT and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Brokers that permit trading on the TSX include Fidelity, Interactive Brokers, PennTrade, and Charles Schwab. What is West Fraser Timber's stock price today? One share of WFT stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$41.85. How big of a company is West Fraser Timber? West Fraser Timber has a market capitalization of C$2.87 billion and generates C$4.83 billion in revenue each year. What is West Fraser Timber's official website? The official website for West Fraser Timber is www.westfraser.com. How can I contact West Fraser Timber? 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. This page was last updated on 6/4/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
