What is Raymond James’ Forecast for WFG FY2026 Earnings?

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (NYSE:WFG) – Stock analysts at Raymond James issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for West Fraser Timber in a research report issued on Monday, October 21st. Raymond James analyst D. Swetlishoff expects that the company will earn $11.94 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber’s current full-year earnings is $2.03 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on WFG. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of West Fraser Timber from $97.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of West Fraser Timber from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, West Fraser Timber currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $107.60.

West Fraser Timber Stock Performance

Shares of West Fraser Timber stock opened at $94.54 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.46 billion, a P/E ratio of -78.13 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a quick ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $92.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $84.25. West Fraser Timber has a 52 week low of $64.11 and a 52 week high of $102.40.

West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 24th. The company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.29 by ($0.09). The company had revenue of $1.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.59 billion. West Fraser Timber had a net margin of 2.23% and a return on equity of 3.83%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.03) earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On West Fraser Timber

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Park Place Capital Corp acquired a new stake in shares of West Fraser Timber during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of West Fraser Timber by 60.0% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 496 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares during the period. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc acquired a new stake in West Fraser Timber in the 2nd quarter valued at $44,000. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd grew its stake in West Fraser Timber by 100.0% in the 1st quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd now owns 800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the period. Finally, Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new stake in West Fraser Timber in the 1st quarter valued at $103,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.23% of the company’s stock.

West Fraser Timber Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a dividend of $0.237 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $0.95 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.00%. West Fraser Timber’s payout ratio is -77.69%.

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.