Scotiabank Has Negative Forecast for TSE:WFG FY2026 Earnings

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSE:WFG) – Equities research analysts at Scotiabank reduced their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for West Fraser Timber in a report issued on Wednesday, July 15th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson now expects that the company will post earnings per share of ($4.95) for the year, down from their previous estimate of ($4.86). The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber’s current full-year earnings is $8.12 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on WFG. Raymond James Financial cut shares of West Fraser Timber from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reduced their target price on shares of West Fraser Timber from C$102.00 to C$100.00 in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, West Fraser Timber currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$96.50.

West Fraser Timber Trading Down 2.7%

WFG stock opened at C$95.89 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of C$7.51 billion, a PE ratio of -6.42 and a beta of 1.13. West Fraser Timber has a 12 month low of C$80.38 and a 12 month high of C$106.41. The firm’s 50-day moving average is C$93.34 and its 200 day moving average is C$92.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.37, a current ratio of 1.84 and a quick ratio of 2.10.

West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFG) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported C($3.35) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$1.86 billion for the quarter. West Fraser Timber had a negative net margin of 22.93% and a negative return on equity of 23.22%.

About West Fraser Timber

West Fraser is a diversified wood products company with more than 50 facilities in Canada , the United States , the United Kingdom , and Europe , which promotes sustainable forest practices in its operations. The Company produces lumber, engineered wood products (OSB, LVL, MDF, plywood, and particleboard), northern bleached softwood kraft pulp, paper, wood chips, and other residuals. West Fraser’s products are used in home construction, repair and remodelling, industrial applications, papers and tissue.