Raymond James Weighs in on West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.’s FY2025 Earnings (TSE:WFG)

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSE:WFG) – Investment analysts at Raymond James upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for West Fraser Timber in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 24th. Raymond James analyst D. Swetlishoff now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $12.89 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $12.60. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber’s current full-year earnings is $3.96 per share.

West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 14th. The company reported C($0.31) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of C($0.38) by C$0.07. West Fraser Timber had a negative return on equity of 2.25% and a negative net margin of 2.59%. The business had revenue of C$2.06 billion during the quarter.

Separately, CIBC lifted their price target on West Fraser Timber from C$131.00 to C$140.00 in a report on Thursday, April 11th.

West Fraser Timber Stock Performance

West Fraser Timber stock opened at C$107.50 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of C$110.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$106.65. The company has a quick ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 2.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.45. West Fraser Timber has a 12-month low of C$88.61 and a 12-month high of C$121.64. The stock has a market capitalization of C$8.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -39.38 and a beta of 2.08.

West Fraser Timber Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th were issued a dividend of $0.403 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 14th. This represents a $1.61 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.50%. West Fraser Timber’s dividend payout ratio is currently -59.34%.

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.