What is Scotiabank’s Forecast for TSE:WFG FY2026 Earnings?

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSE:WFG) – Stock analysts at Scotiabank increased their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of West Fraser Timber in a research note issued on Friday, April 17th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson now expects that the company will post earnings of ($1.56) per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of ($1.64). The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber’s current full-year earnings is $8.12 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce cut their price objective on shares of West Fraser Timber from C$108.00 to C$102.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Raymond James Financial raised shares of West Fraser Timber from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, TD Securities upped their price target on shares of West Fraser Timber from C$88.00 to C$93.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$97.50.

West Fraser Timber Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of WFG stock opened at C$88.85 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is C$90.30 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$89.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.69, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 2.10. West Fraser Timber has a 1 year low of C$80.82 and a 1 year high of C$108.83. The stock has a market capitalization of C$6.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.36 and a beta of 1.13.

West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFG) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported C($13.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. West Fraser Timber had a negative net margin of 20.63% and a negative return on equity of 18.45%. The business had revenue of C$1.51 billion for the quarter.

West Fraser Timber Company Profile

West Fraser Timber CoLtd is a diversified wood products company with more than 60 facilities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The Company produces lumber, engineered wood products (OSB, LVL, MDF, plywood, and particleboard), pulp, newsprint, wood chips, other residuals, and renewable energy. West Fraser’s products are used in home construction, repair and remodeling, industrial applications, papers, tissue, and box materials.