What is Scotiabank's Estimate for TSE:WFG Q1 Earnings?

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSE:WFG - Free Report) - Scotiabank issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for West Fraser Timber in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.75 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber's current full-year earnings is $8.12 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the company. CIBC lowered their target price on West Fraser Timber from C$171.00 to C$170.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Raymond James lowered West Fraser Timber from a "strong-buy" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 20th.

West Fraser Timber Stock Performance

Shares of WFG traded down C$1.59 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching C$112.21. The company's stock had a trading volume of 112,712 shares, compared to its average volume of 145,695. West Fraser Timber has a 1-year low of C$100.84 and a 1-year high of C$141.27. The stock has a market cap of C$6.25 billion, a P/E ratio of -67.09 and a beta of 2.03. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of C$123.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$126.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 2.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.39.

West Fraser Timber Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 14th were issued a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 27th. West Fraser Timber's dividend payout ratio is presently -103.44%.

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.