Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for WFG FY2026 Earnings

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (NYSE:WFG - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Raymond James issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of West Fraser Timber in a research report issued on Monday, October 21st. Raymond James analyst D. Swetlishoff anticipates that the company will post earnings of $11.94 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber's current full-year earnings is $2.03 per share.

West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 24th. The company reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by ($0.09). The firm had revenue of $1.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion. West Fraser Timber had a return on equity of 3.83% and a net margin of 2.23%. The business's revenue was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.03) EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on WFG. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of West Fraser Timber from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on shares of West Fraser Timber from $97.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $107.60.

West Fraser Timber Price Performance

Shares of WFG stock traded up $0.41 on Wednesday, reaching $94.51. The company's stock had a trading volume of 140,299 shares, compared to its average volume of 159,081. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $92.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $84.25. West Fraser Timber has a 1 year low of $64.11 and a 1 year high of $102.40. The company has a market capitalization of $7.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -78.19 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a current ratio of 2.33, a quick ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03.

West Fraser Timber Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a $0.237 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $0.95 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.00%. West Fraser Timber's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -77.69%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On West Fraser Timber

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WFG. Park Place Capital Corp purchased a new position in shares of West Fraser Timber during the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in West Fraser Timber by 60.0% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 496 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc purchased a new stake in West Fraser Timber in the second quarter worth $44,000. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd lifted its holdings in West Fraser Timber by 100.0% during the 1st quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd now owns 800 shares of the company's stock valued at $69,000 after buying an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new stake in shares of West Fraser Timber during the first quarter valued at approximately $103,000. 40.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

West Fraser Timber Company Profile

West Fraser Timber Co Ltd., a diversified wood products company, engages in manufacturing, selling, marketing, and distributing lumber, engineered wood products, pulp, newsprint, wood chips, and other residuals and renewable energy. It offers spruce-pine-fir, douglas fir-larch, hem-fir, and southern yellow pine lumber, treated wood products, medium density fiberboard panels and plywood, oriented strand board, and laminated veneer lumber wood products, as well as particleboards.