Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Weyerhaeuser (WY)

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE: WY) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 1/17/2025 – Weyerhaeuser was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 1/15/2025 – Weyerhaeuser was upgraded by analysts at Cibc World Mkts from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 1/15/2025 – Weyerhaeuser was upgraded by analysts at CIBC from a “neutral” rating to an “outperformer” rating. They now have a $35.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/15/2025 – Weyerhaeuser had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $38.00 to $35.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/6/2025 – Weyerhaeuser had its price target lowered by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $34.00 to $33.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 12/23/2024 – Weyerhaeuser was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $32.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/16/2024 – Weyerhaeuser was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/6/2024 – Weyerhaeuser was upgraded by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $38.00 price target on the stock.

Weyerhaeuser Stock Performance

WY opened at $29.77 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The firm has a market cap of $21.63 billion, a PE ratio of 40.24 and a beta of 1.42. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $29.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $30.83. Weyerhaeuser has a fifty-two week low of $26.73 and a fifty-two week high of $36.27.

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.70 billion. Weyerhaeuser had a net margin of 7.43% and a return on equity of 4.21%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.33 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Weyerhaeuser will post 0.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Weyerhaeuser Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th were given a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 29th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.69%. Weyerhaeuser’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 108.11%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Weyerhaeuser

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 47,125 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,327,000 after buying an additional 525 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Weyerhaeuser by 10.9% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 60,643 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,707,000 after purchasing an additional 5,948 shares during the last quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new position in Weyerhaeuser in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,828,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in Weyerhaeuser by 11.3% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 14,943 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $421,000 after purchasing an additional 1,514 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in Weyerhaeuser by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 60,185 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,694,000 after purchasing an additional 2,545 shares during the last quarter. 82.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.