Raymond James Estimates TSE:WFG FY2026 Earnings

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSE:WFG - Free Report) - Analysts at Raymond James issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of West Fraser Timber in a research report issued on Monday, October 21st. Raymond James analyst D. Swetlishoff expects that the company will post earnings of $16.48 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber's current full-year earnings is $8.12 per share.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on WFG. BMO Capital Markets upgraded West Fraser Timber to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 30th. CIBC upped their price objective on shares of West Fraser Timber from C$125.00 to C$138.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 29th.

West Fraser Timber Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of WFG stock traded up C$1.63 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching C$132.46. 223,338 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 160,894. West Fraser Timber has a 12 month low of C$88.61 and a 12 month high of C$141.27. The company has a quick ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.39. The company's 50-day moving average price is C$126.42 and its 200-day moving average price is C$115.40. The company has a market cap of C$10.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.10 and a beta of 2.03.

West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 24th. The company reported C$1.64 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$1.76 by C($0.12). The company had revenue of C$2.33 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$2.21 billion. West Fraser Timber had a return on equity of 1.98% and a net margin of 2.21%.

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 given a dividend of $0.32 per share. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. West Fraser Timber's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 75.88%.

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.