Q2 Earnings Estimate for WFG Issued By Scotiabank

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (NYSE:WFG) – Research analysts at Scotiabank issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for West Fraser Timber in a report issued on Monday, April 28th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.07 per share for the quarter. Scotiabank has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber’s current full-year earnings is $4.45 per share.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. TD Securities lowered their price target on shares of West Fraser Timber from $99.00 to $98.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on West Fraser Timber from $117.00 to $99.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Raymond James reduced their price target on West Fraser Timber from $105.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $100.40.

West Fraser Timber Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WFG opened at $73.32 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.66 billion, a P/E ratio of -349.14 and a beta of 1.21. West Fraser Timber has a one year low of $69.48 and a one year high of $102.40. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $75.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $85.23.

West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.61 by ($0.15). The firm had revenue of $1.46 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.53 billion. West Fraser Timber had a negative net margin of 0.08% and a positive return on equity of 0.88%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. grew its stake in West Fraser Timber by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 2,879 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the period. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in shares of West Fraser Timber by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 3,002 shares of the company’s stock worth $260,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the period. Comprehensive Money Management Services LLC increased its stake in shares of West Fraser Timber by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Comprehensive Money Management Services LLC now owns 4,065 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its position in West Fraser Timber by 6.9% during the 1st quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 2,806 shares of the company’s stock valued at $216,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in shares of West Fraser Timber by 22.5% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.23% of the company’s stock.

West Fraser Timber Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.75%. West Fraser Timber’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -752.94%.

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.