Scotiabank Lowers Earnings Estimates for West Fraser Timber

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (NYSE:WFG) – Stock analysts at Scotiabank lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of West Fraser Timber in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 21st. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.95 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.07. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber’s current full-year earnings is $4.45 per share.

West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.61 by ($0.15). The business had revenue of $1.46 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.53 billion. West Fraser Timber had a net margin of 0.03% and a return on equity of 0.99%.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on WFG. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on West Fraser Timber from $117.00 to $99.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of West Fraser Timber in a research note on Monday. Wall Street Zen lowered West Fraser Timber from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Finally, TD Securities cut their price target on West Fraser Timber from $99.00 to $98.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, West Fraser Timber has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $100.40.

West Fraser Timber Trading Up 3.3%

WFG stock opened at $74.97 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.75 billion, a PE ratio of -441.00 and a beta of 1.15. West Fraser Timber has a 12-month low of $69.48 and a 12-month high of $102.40. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $74.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is $77.88.

West Fraser Timber Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 26th were given a dividend of $0.32 per share. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.71%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 26th. West Fraser Timber’s dividend payout ratio is currently -752.94%.

Institutional Trading of West Fraser Timber

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in West Fraser Timber in the 4th quarter valued at about $487,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in West Fraser Timber by 33.3% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 16,263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,249,000 after acquiring an additional 4,061 shares during the last quarter. Intact Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in West Fraser Timber by 18.3% in the 1st quarter. Intact Investment Management Inc. now owns 23,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,836,000 after acquiring an additional 3,700 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in West Fraser Timber by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,846,663 shares of the company’s stock valued at $246,652,000 after acquiring an additional 12,874 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in West Fraser Timber by 6.9% in the 1st quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 2,806 shares of the company’s stock valued at $216,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.23% of the company’s stock.

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.