Raymond James Predicts Lower Earnings for West Fraser Timber

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSE:WFG) – Analysts at Raymond James reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for West Fraser Timber in a report released on Monday, February 3rd. Raymond James analyst D. Swetlishoff now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $6.99 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $7.32. Raymond James has a “Moderate Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber’s current full-year earnings is $8.12 per share.

Separately, CIBC lifted their price target on shares of West Fraser Timber from C$164.00 to C$171.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 15th.

West Fraser Timber Stock Up 0.0 %

WFG opened at C$121.01 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.33, a quick ratio of 2.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.39. West Fraser Timber has a 1-year low of C$100.84 and a 1-year high of C$141.27. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is C$127.54 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$125.62. The company has a market capitalization of C$9.45 billion, a PE ratio of 53.07 and a beta of 2.03.

West Fraser Timber Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 14th were given a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 27th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.06%. West Fraser Timber’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 75.88%.

West Fraser Timber Company Profile

West Fraser Timber Co Ltd., a diversified wood products company, engages in manufacturing, selling, marketing, and distributing lumber, engineered wood products, pulp, newsprint, wood chips, and other residuals and renewable energy. It offers spruce-pine-fir, douglas fir-larch, hem-fir, and southern yellow pine lumber, treated wood products, medium density fiberboard panels and plywood, oriented strand board, and laminated veneer lumber wood products, as well as particleboards.