Q4 EPS Estimates for Weyerhaeuser Boosted by Seaport Res Ptn

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q4 2024 EPS estimates for Weyerhaeuser in a report released on Monday, January 27th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.09 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.06. The consensus estimate for Weyerhaeuser’s current full-year earnings is $0.49 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Weyerhaeuser’s Q1 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $38.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Cibc World Mkts raised shares of Weyerhaeuser from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $34.00 to $33.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Weyerhaeuser from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Raymond James raised shares of Weyerhaeuser from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $32.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, December 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $35.14.

Weyerhaeuser Price Performance

WY opened at $30.57 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $29.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $30.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a current ratio of 2.01. Weyerhaeuser has a 52 week low of $26.73 and a 52 week high of $36.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.21 billion, a PE ratio of 41.31 and a beta of 1.42.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Weyerhaeuser

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Oak Thistle LLC bought a new stake in shares of Weyerhaeuser in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,214,000. Czech National Bank raised its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 157,538 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,435,000 after purchasing an additional 9,377 shares during the period. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. raised its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 148.2% in the 3rd quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. now owns 125,620 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,253,000 after purchasing an additional 75,000 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 10.2% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 729,570 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $23,777,000 after purchasing an additional 67,314 shares during the period. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 10.5% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,923,093 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $54,231,000 after purchasing an additional 181,973 shares during the period. 82.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Weyerhaeuser Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 29th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.62%. Weyerhaeuser’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.