What is Raymond James’ Forecast for WFG FY2026 Earnings?

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (NYSE:WFG) – Research analysts at Raymond James issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of West Fraser Timber in a research note issued on Monday, October 21st. Raymond James analyst D. Swetlishoff forecasts that the company will earn $11.94 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber’s current full-year earnings is $2.03 per share.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of West Fraser Timber from $97.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on West Fraser Timber from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, West Fraser Timber has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $107.60.

West Fraser Timber Price Performance

WFG opened at $94.02 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $92.37 and a 200-day moving average price of $84.16. West Fraser Timber has a twelve month low of $64.11 and a twelve month high of $102.40. The company has a quick ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The company has a market capitalization of $7.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -77.70 and a beta of 1.16.

West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 24th. The company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.29 by ($0.09). The business had revenue of $1.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.59 billion. West Fraser Timber had a net margin of 2.23% and a return on equity of 3.83%. West Fraser Timber’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.03) earnings per share.

West Fraser Timber Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a $0.237 dividend. This represents a $0.95 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. West Fraser Timber’s dividend payout ratio is presently -77.69%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in West Fraser Timber during the third quarter valued at $12,370,000. Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in shares of West Fraser Timber by 77.4% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,000 after acquiring an additional 384 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its position in shares of West Fraser Timber by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 571,583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,683,000 after acquiring an additional 39,651 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its holdings in shares of West Fraser Timber by 69.8% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 7,059 shares of the company’s stock worth $687,000 after purchasing an additional 2,901 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pacifica Partners Inc. increased its position in shares of West Fraser Timber by 816.2% in the third quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 13,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,306,000 after purchasing an additional 11,925 shares during the last quarter. 40.23% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.