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

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$86.76 -1.26 (-1.43%)
Closing price 01/31/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$86.78 +0.02 (+0.02%)
As of 01/31/2025 05:30 PM Eastern
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About West Fraser Timber Stock (NYSE:WFG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$86.71
$88.75
50-Day Range
$84.65
$99.44
52-Week Range
$73.91
$102.40
Volume
161,521 shs
Average Volume
147,931 shs
Market Capitalization
$6.74 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
1.48%
Price Target
$113.60
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

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. The company also provides northern bleached softwood Kraft pulp and bleached chemical thermo-mechanical pulp used to produce various paper products, including printing and writing papers, paperboard products, tissue and towel products, and a variety of other paper grades. Further, it offers bioproducts, including bioenergy and biomaterial. Its products are used in home construction, repair and remodeling, papers, tissue, and box materials, and industrial applications. The company sells its products to major retail chains, contractor supply yards, and wholesalers, as well as industrial customers for further processing or as components for other products in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and internationally. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

West Fraser Timber Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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77th Percentile Overall Score

WFG MarketRank™: 

West Fraser Timber scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 80th out of 190 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    West 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.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about West Fraser Timber's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for West Fraser Timber are expected to grow by 232.08% in the coming year, from $1.59 to $5.28 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of West Fraser Timber is -67.78, 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 -67.78, 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 0.95. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about West Fraser Timber's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.57% of the float of West Fraser Timber has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    West Fraser Timber has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in West Fraser Timber has recently increased by 11.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    West Fraser Timber pays a meaningful dividend of 1.46%, 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.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, West Fraser Timber will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.24% next year. This indicates that West Fraser Timber will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about West Fraser Timber's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.57% of the float of West Fraser Timber has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    West Fraser Timber has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in West Fraser Timber has recently increased by 11.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    West Fraser Timber has a news sentiment score of 0.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for West Fraser Timber this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for WFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added West Fraser Timber to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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

    Only 1.77% of the stock of West Fraser Timber is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    40.23% 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.

  • Read more about West Fraser Timber's insider trading history.
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WFG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

West Fraser Timber's stock was trading at $86.55 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, WFG stock has increased by 0.2% and is now trading at $86.76.
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West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (NYSE:WFG) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The company reported ($1.03) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.16) by $0.87. The firm earned $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.45 billion. West Fraser Timber had a negative net margin of 1.53% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.53%.

West Fraser Timber's top institutional shareholders include Manning & Napier Advisors LLC (1.10%), Vontobel Holding Ltd. (0.78%), Van ECK Associates Corp (0.23%) and Galibier Capital Management Ltd. (0.20%).

Shares of WFG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that West Fraser Timber investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Pfizer (PFE), Caterpillar (CAT) and PayPal (PYPL).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
10/23/2024
Ex-Dividend for 1/14 Dividend
12/27/2024
Dividend Payable
1/14/2025
Today
2/01/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/21/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Sawmills & planing mills, general
Sub-Industry
Construction Materials
Fax
N/A
Employees
10,800
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$113.60
High Stock Price Target
$120.00
Low Stock Price Target
$100.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+30.9%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$-167,000,000.00
Pretax Margin
-1.96%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$6.45 billion
Cash Flow
$7.95 per share
Book Value
$90.93 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
76,332,000
Market Cap
$6.74 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.22

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This page (NYSE:WFG) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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