What is Scotiabank’s Forecast for TSE:WFG Q1 Earnings?

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSE:WFG) – Equities research analysts at Scotiabank issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of West Fraser Timber in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 12th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson expects that the company will earn ($1.46) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber’s current full-year earnings is $8.12 per share.

West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFG) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported C($13.05) earnings per share for the quarter. West Fraser Timber had a negative net margin of 1.53% and a negative return on equity of 1.33%. The business had revenue of C$1.51 billion during the quarter.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on WFG. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce boosted their target price on shares of West Fraser Timber from C$96.00 to C$106.00 in a report on Friday, February 6th. TD Securities lifted their price target on West Fraser Timber from C$88.00 to C$93.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised West Fraser Timber from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, West Fraser Timber currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$99.50.

West Fraser Timber Price Performance

West Fraser Timber stock opened at C$100.15 on Friday. West Fraser Timber has a 52-week low of C$80.82 and a 52-week high of C$116.41. 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 firm’s fifty day moving average is C$91.02 and its 200 day moving average is C$93.04. The company has a market cap of C$7.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -30.35 and a beta of 1.74.

About West Fraser Timber

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.