Zacks Research Reduces Earnings Estimates for Weyerhaeuser

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Weyerhaeuser in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 23rd. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.14. The consensus estimate for Weyerhaeuser's current full-year earnings is $0.78 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Weyerhaeuser's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.19 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.00 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. CIBC decreased their price objective on Weyerhaeuser from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an "outperformer" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on shares of Weyerhaeuser in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $31.00 price target for the company. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $38.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $36.00 price target on shares of Weyerhaeuser in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $33.75.

Weyerhaeuser Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE WY traded down $0.67 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $24.83. The stock had a trading volume of 4,584,315 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,710,458. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $28.25 and a 200-day moving average of $29.68. The firm has a market cap of $18.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.15, a PEG ratio of 4.74 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Weyerhaeuser has a fifty-two week low of $24.10 and a fifty-two week high of $34.03.

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.11. Weyerhaeuser had a net margin of 5.56% and a return on equity of 3.86%. The firm had revenue of $1.76 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.80 billion.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Weyerhaeuser

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. South Plains Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Weyerhaeuser in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Weyerhaeuser in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Weyerhaeuser during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 290.9% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,239 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 922 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Asset Planning Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Weyerhaeuser during the fourth quarter worth approximately $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.99% of the company's stock.

Weyerhaeuser Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th were issued a $0.21 dividend. This is an increase from Weyerhaeuser's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.38%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 7th. Weyerhaeuser's dividend payout ratio is currently 152.73%.

About Weyerhaeuser

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands, began operations in 1900. We own or control approximately 11 million acres of timberlands in the U.S. and manage additional timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada. We manage these timberlands on a sustainable basis in compliance with internationally recognized forestry standards.