Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC Has $2.24 Million Stake in Weyerhaeuser Company $WY

Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WYFree Report) by 18.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 90,500 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 20,337 shares during the period. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings in Weyerhaeuser were worth $2,243,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 18.2% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,249,932 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $65,878,000 after purchasing an additional 346,571 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 3.4% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 46,049 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,348,000 after buying an additional 1,498 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its position in Weyerhaeuser by 5.9% in the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 56,265 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,647,000 after purchasing an additional 3,124 shares during the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Weyerhaeuser by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 20,970 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $539,000 after purchasing an additional 663 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its stake in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 17.6% in the 2nd quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 11,156 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $287,000 after purchasing an additional 1,666 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Weyerhaeuser

In related news, CEO Devin W. Stockfish sold 90,162 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.33, for a total transaction of $2,103,479.46. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,024,861 shares in the company, valued at $23,910,007.13. The trade was a 8.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Sara Grootwassink Lewis purchased 4,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $23.61 per share, for a total transaction of $106,245.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 25,978 shares in the company, valued at $613,340.58. This trade represents a 20.95% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Weyerhaeuser in a report on Monday, December 15th. Bank of America reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $26.00 price objective (down previously from $29.00) on shares of Weyerhaeuser in a research report on Monday, November 17th. DA Davidson reduced their price objective on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $35.00 to $31.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $28.00 to $27.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Weyerhaeuser in a report on Monday, December 29th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Weyerhaeuser has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $28.50.

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Weyerhaeuser Stock Performance

Weyerhaeuser stock opened at $25.76 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The stock has a market cap of $18.57 billion, a PE ratio of 58.55, a P/E/G ratio of 96.30 and a beta of 1.04. Weyerhaeuser Company has a 12-month low of $21.16 and a 12-month high of $31.66. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $24.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $24.43.

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WYGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.13) by $0.04. Weyerhaeuser had a net margin of 4.69% and a return on equity of 1.50%. The firm had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.58 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.11 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that Weyerhaeuser Company will post 0.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Weyerhaeuser Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th were issued a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 28th. Weyerhaeuser’s payout ratio is presently 190.91%.

Weyerhaeuser Company Profile

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Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) is a leading integrated forest products company whose core businesses are timberland ownership and forest products manufacturing. The company owns and manages large tracts of timberland and harvests, processes and sells wood and wood-derived products used primarily in residential and industrial construction. Its manufacturing operations produce a range of building materials, including lumber, engineered wood products and wood panels, alongside fiber-based products that serve multiple commercial applications.

Founded in 1900 by Frederick Weyerhaeuser and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company has a long history in the North American forest products industry.

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