Zacks Research Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Weyerhaeuser

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) – Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2024 EPS estimates for Weyerhaeuser in a report issued on Thursday, November 7th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.05 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.07. The consensus estimate for Weyerhaeuser’s current full-year earnings is $0.46 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Weyerhaeuser’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS.

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.03. Weyerhaeuser had a net margin of 7.43% and a return on equity of 4.21%. The business had revenue of $1.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.70 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.33 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 29th. Argus raised shares of Weyerhaeuser to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $38.00 target price on shares of Weyerhaeuser in a research note on Tuesday, July 30th. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $31.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Weyerhaeuser from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $36.33.

Weyerhaeuser Stock Performance

Shares of WY stock opened at $30.68 on Monday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $32.26 and its 200-day simple moving average is $30.78. Weyerhaeuser has a 52 week low of $26.73 and a 52 week high of $36.27. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The company has a market cap of $22.29 billion, a PE ratio of 42.37 and a beta of 1.40.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 5.9% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 51,261,654 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,840,807,000 after buying an additional 2,874,101 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 11,428,336 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $324,450,000 after buying an additional 503,059 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,740,119 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $295,940,000 after buying an additional 454,095 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 30.4% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 8,603,246 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $291,306,000 after buying an additional 2,004,073 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 23.3% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,919,349 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $132,709,000 after buying an additional 740,508 shares during the period. 82.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director James Calvin O’rourke acquired 7,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 13th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $32.01 per share, with a total value of $249,678.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 17,672 shares in the company, valued at approximately $565,680.72. The trade was a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In related news, Director Albert Monaco acquired 31,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 26th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $31.38 per share, with a total value of $988,470.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 70,726 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,219,381.88. The trade was a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director James Calvin O’rourke purchased 7,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 13th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $32.01 per share, with a total value of $249,678.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 17,672 shares in the company, valued at approximately $565,680.72. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.27% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Weyerhaeuser Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.61%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. Weyerhaeuser’s dividend payout ratio is currently 108.11%.

Weyerhaeuser Company Profile

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.