Zacks Research Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Weyerhaeuser

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q4 2024 EPS estimates for shares of Weyerhaeuser in a report released on Thursday, November 7th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.05 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.07. The consensus estimate for Weyerhaeuser’s current full-year earnings is $0.46 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Weyerhaeuser’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on Weyerhaeuser from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 29th. Argus upgraded shares of Weyerhaeuser to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Weyerhaeuser from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, October 28th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $31.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $38.00 price target on shares of Weyerhaeuser in a research note on Tuesday, July 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $36.33.

Weyerhaeuser Stock Down 2.1 %

Shares of NYSE WY opened at $30.68 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $22.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.37 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a quick ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. Weyerhaeuser has a 52-week low of $26.73 and a 52-week high of $36.27. The business’s 50 day moving average is $32.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $30.78.

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.70 billion. Weyerhaeuser had a return on equity of 4.21% and a net margin of 7.43%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.33 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Weyerhaeuser

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System boosted its position in Weyerhaeuser by 3.6% during the first quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 896,881 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $32,207,000 after acquiring an additional 31,355 shares during the last quarter. M&G Plc boosted its position in Weyerhaeuser by 16.2% during the second quarter. M&G Plc now owns 1,961,969 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $54,935,000 after acquiring an additional 273,291 shares during the last quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. boosted its position in Weyerhaeuser by 243.3% during the first quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. now owns 342,530 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $12,300,000 after acquiring an additional 242,744 shares during the last quarter. Natixis boosted its position in Weyerhaeuser by 1,026.4% during the first quarter. Natixis now owns 79,498 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,855,000 after acquiring an additional 72,440 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in Weyerhaeuser by 52.3% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 116,024 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,166,000 after acquiring an additional 39,845 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Albert Monaco purchased 31,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 26th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $31.38 per share, with a total value of $988,470.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 70,726 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,219,381.88. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other Weyerhaeuser news, Director Albert Monaco purchased 31,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 26th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $31.38 per share, for a total transaction of $988,470.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 70,726 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,219,381.88. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director James Calvin O’rourke purchased 7,800 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 13th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $32.01 per share, for a total transaction of $249,678.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 17,672 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $565,680.72. The trade was a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Weyerhaeuser Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.61%. Weyerhaeuser’s payout ratio is 108.11%.

About Weyerhaeuser

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands, began operations in 1900. We own or control approximately 11 million acres of timberlands in the U.S. and manage additional timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada. We manage these timberlands on a sustainable basis in compliance with internationally recognized forestry standards.