Zacks Research Expects Increased Earnings for Weyerhaeuser

Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Weyerhaeuser in a report released on Thursday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.17 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.09. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Weyerhaeuser’s current full-year earnings is $0.78 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Weyerhaeuser’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.18 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.60 EPS.

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.71 billion. Weyerhaeuser had a net margin of 3.97% and a return on equity of 2.95%. Weyerhaeuser’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.05 earnings per share.

WY has been the topic of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Weyerhaeuser from $28.00 to $27.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Weyerhaeuser in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Citigroup decreased their target price on Weyerhaeuser from $28.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. CIBC cut their price target on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $32.00 to $31.00 and set an “outperformer” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, DA Davidson reduced their price target on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $35.00 to $31.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $29.78.

Weyerhaeuser Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE WY opened at $21.59 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.56 billion, a PE ratio of 56.80, a P/E/G ratio of 244.04 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $23.83 and a 200-day moving average of $25.24. Weyerhaeuser has a 52-week low of $21.24 and a 52-week high of $32.70.

Weyerhaeuser Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 12th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. Weyerhaeuser’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 186.67%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Weyerhaeuser

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GKV Capital Management Co. Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Weyerhaeuser in the first quarter worth about $29,000. Costello Asset Management INC acquired a new stake in shares of Weyerhaeuser in the 1st quarter worth about $32,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 86.3% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,125 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 521 shares in the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Weyerhaeuser by 401.3% during the third quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 1,198 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 959 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Weyerhaeuser during the first quarter worth about $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.99% of the company’s stock.

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.