What is Scotiabank’s Forecast for WFG Q2 Earnings?

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (NYSE:WFG) – Investment analysts at Scotiabank issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of West Fraser Timber in a research note issued on Monday, April 28th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson forecasts that the company will earn $1.07 per share for the quarter. Scotiabank has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $100.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber’s current full-year earnings is $4.45 per share.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on WFG. Raymond James lowered their target price on West Fraser Timber from $105.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. TD Securities lowered their price objective on West Fraser Timber from $99.00 to $98.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of West Fraser Timber from $117.00 to $99.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, West Fraser Timber has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $100.40.

West Fraser Timber Trading Down 2.1 %

NYSE:WFG opened at $73.32 on Wednesday. West Fraser Timber has a 12 month low of $69.48 and a 12 month high of $102.40. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $75.77 and its 200 day moving average is $85.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.66 billion, a PE ratio of -349.14 and a beta of 1.21.

West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by ($0.15). The company had revenue of $1.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.53 billion. West Fraser Timber had a positive return on equity of 0.88% and a negative net margin of 0.08%.

West Fraser Timber Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.75%. West Fraser Timber’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -752.94%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WFG. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of West Fraser Timber in the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in West Fraser Timber in the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in West Fraser Timber in the 4th quarter valued at $52,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of West Fraser Timber by 7,588.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 683 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in shares of West Fraser Timber by 22.5% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.23% of the company’s stock.

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.