Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for WFG FY2026 Earnings

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (NYSE:WFG) – Research analysts at Scotiabank upped their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of West Fraser Timber in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 15th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson now expects that the company will post earnings per share of ($3.52) for the year, up from their previous estimate of ($3.57). The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber’s current full-year earnings is ($3.97) per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of West Fraser Timber from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Raymond James Financial downgraded West Fraser Timber from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $85.00 to $75.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of West Fraser Timber in a report on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of West Fraser Timber from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Fraser Mackenzie cut their price objective on shares of West Fraser Timber from $88.00 to $86.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 1st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, West Fraser Timber presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $83.60.

West Fraser Timber Stock Down 3.2%

WFG stock opened at $68.13 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $5.33 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.53 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $66.70 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $66.59. West Fraser Timber has a 1-year low of $57.34 and a 1-year high of $76.99.

West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported ($2.40) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($1.23) by ($1.17). West Fraser Timber had a negative return on equity of 9.67% and a negative net margin of 21.86%.The company had revenue of $1.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.32 billion.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WFG. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in West Fraser Timber by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 230,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,764,000 after purchasing an additional 6,640 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in West Fraser Timber by 9.0% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 7,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $571,000 after buying an additional 641 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new position in West Fraser Timber during the second quarter worth about $5,248,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in West Fraser Timber by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 114,850 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,419,000 after acquiring an additional 2,419 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in West Fraser Timber by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 23,919 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,753,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 40.23% of the company’s stock.

West Fraser Timber Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 25th were issued a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. West Fraser Timber’s dividend payout ratio is -8.51%.

About West Fraser Timber

West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. (NYSE: WFG) is a leading North American diversified wood products company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company operates a broad portfolio of manufacturing facilities that produce lumber, engineered wood products such as laminated veneer lumber (LVL), oriented strand board (OSB) and plywood, as well as medium density fibreboard (MDF), particleboard, pulp and paper. West Fraser’s integrated production model spans harvesting, milling and finishing, allowing it to serve a wide range of residential, commercial and industrial construction markets.

Founded in 1955 as West Fraser Mills, the company has grown through both organic investment and strategic acquisitions to become one of the largest lumber producers in the world.