Scotiabank Reduces Earnings Estimates for West Fraser Timber

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSE:WFG) – Stock analysts at Scotiabank decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of West Fraser Timber in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, July 21st. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson now anticipates that the company will earn $1.30 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.48. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber’s current full-year earnings is $8.12 per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. CIBC decreased their price objective on shares of West Fraser Timber from C$170.00 to C$142.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of West Fraser Timber from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday.

West Fraser Timber Trading Up 2.9%

Shares of West Fraser Timber stock opened at C$102.04 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$5.68 billion, a P/E ratio of -61.01 and a beta of 2.03. The company has a quick ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.39. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of C$102.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$109.25. West Fraser Timber has a 12-month low of C$98.05 and a 12-month high of C$141.27.

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.