Q1 EPS Estimates for Weyerhaeuser Cut by Zacks Research

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Weyerhaeuser in a report issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.14. The consensus estimate for Weyerhaeuser’s current full-year earnings is $0.78 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Weyerhaeuser’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.19 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.00 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on WY. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. StockNews.com upgraded Weyerhaeuser from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $36.00 price objective on shares of Weyerhaeuser in a report on Monday, February 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on Weyerhaeuser in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $31.00 target price for the company. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $38.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.75.

Weyerhaeuser Price Performance

WY stock opened at $25.45 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $28.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $29.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.47 billion, a PE ratio of 46.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.74 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.79 and a quick ratio of 1.17. Weyerhaeuser has a 1 year low of $24.10 and a 1 year high of $34.03.

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by ($0.03). Weyerhaeuser had a net margin of 5.56% and a return on equity of 3.86%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Weyerhaeuser

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. South Plains Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Weyerhaeuser in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Weyerhaeuser in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 290.9% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,239 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 922 shares during the period. Asset Planning Inc purchased a new position in shares of Weyerhaeuser during the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its position in Weyerhaeuser by 136.1% in the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 1,400 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 807 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.99% of the company’s stock.

Weyerhaeuser Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th were paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.30%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 7th. This is an increase from Weyerhaeuser’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. Weyerhaeuser’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 152.73%.

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.