FY2026 Earnings Forecast for TSE:WFG Issued By Raymond James

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

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of West Fraser Timber to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. CIBC raised their target price on West Fraser Timber from C$125.00 to C$138.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 29th.

West Fraser Timber Stock Up 2.3 %

Shares of TSE:WFG opened at C$135.46 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of C$126.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$115.54. West Fraser Timber has a 52-week low of C$88.61 and a 52-week 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 has a market capitalization of C$10.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.41 and a beta of 2.03.

West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFG) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The company reported C($1.41) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C($0.62) by C($0.79). The company had revenue of C$1.96 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$2.01 billion. West Fraser Timber had a net margin of 2.21% and a return on equity of 1.98%.

West Fraser Timber Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.94%. West Fraser Timber’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 75.88%.

About West Fraser Timber

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.