Q4 Earnings Estimate for WFG Issued By Scotiabank

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (NYSE:WFG) – Investment analysts at Scotiabank issued their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for West Fraser Timber in a note issued to investors on Monday, October 27th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($2.71) for the quarter. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber’s current full-year earnings is $4.45 per share.

West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported ($2.63) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($1.72) by ($0.91). West Fraser Timber had a negative net margin of 4.35% and a negative return on equity of 2.63%. The business had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.38 billion.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. TD Securities reduced their target price on shares of West Fraser Timber from $90.00 to $88.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of West Fraser Timber from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on West Fraser Timber from $92.00 to $91.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Sunday. Zacks Research upgraded shares of West Fraser Timber from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Finally, Raymond James Financial lowered their target price on West Fraser Timber from $75.00 to $70.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $87.25.

West Fraser Timber Stock Performance

Shares of WFG opened at $62.10 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 2.39. West Fraser Timber has a twelve month low of $61.76 and a twelve month high of $100.33. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $70.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $72.67. The firm has a market cap of $4.73 billion, a P/E ratio of -18.54 and a beta of 1.13.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of WFG. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of West Fraser Timber by 91.6% during the third quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 1,671,846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $113,656,000 after buying an additional 799,422 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of West Fraser Timber during the second quarter valued at approximately $56,870,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of West Fraser Timber by 407.6% during the second quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 907,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,599,000 after buying an additional 728,830 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG grew its stake in shares of West Fraser Timber by 202.1% during the first quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 395,101 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,399,000 after buying an additional 264,322 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lightrock Netherlands B.V. grew its stake in shares of West Fraser Timber by 1,075.2% during the second quarter. Lightrock Netherlands B.V. now owns 259,303 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,007,000 after buying an additional 237,239 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 40.23% of the company’s stock.

West Fraser Timber Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 25th were given a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 25th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. West Fraser Timber’s dividend payout ratio is -38.21%.

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.