Brokers Offer Predictions for TSE:WFG Q1 Earnings

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSE:WFG) – Research analysts at Scotiabank issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for West Fraser Timber in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson anticipates that the company will earn $0.75 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber’s current full-year earnings is $8.12 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on WFG. CIBC decreased their target price on shares of West Fraser Timber from C$171.00 to C$170.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Raymond James lowered shares of West Fraser Timber from a “strong-buy” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 20th.

West Fraser Timber Stock Performance

Shares of WFG opened at C$112.21 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of C$123.66 and a 200 day moving average price of C$126.00. The firm has a market capitalization of C$6.25 billion, a PE ratio of -67.09 and a beta of 2.03. The company has a quick ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.39. West Fraser Timber has a 52-week low of C$100.84 and a 52-week high of C$141.27.

West Fraser Timber Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 14th were paid a dividend of $0.32 per share. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 27th. West Fraser Timber’s dividend payout ratio is presently -103.44%.

About West Fraser Timber

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.