West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSE:WFG – Free Report) – Stock analysts at Raymond James increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of West Fraser Timber in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 24th. Raymond James analyst D. Swetlishoff now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $12.89 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $12.60. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber’s current full-year earnings is $3.96 per share.
West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFG – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 14th. The company reported C($0.31) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of C($0.38) by C$0.07. The business had revenue of C$2.06 billion during the quarter. West Fraser Timber had a negative return on equity of 2.25% and a negative net margin of 2.59%.
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West Fraser Timber Stock Performance
WFG opened at C$107.88 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of C$8.56 billion, a PE ratio of -39.52 and a beta of 2.08. The company has a quick ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 2.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.45. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of C$110.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$106.64. West Fraser Timber has a fifty-two week low of C$88.61 and a fifty-two week high of C$121.64.
West Fraser Timber Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 15th were given a $0.403 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 14th. This represents a $1.61 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.49%. West Fraser Timber’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -59.34%.
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.
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