Zacks Research Forecasts Higher Earnings for Weyerhaeuser

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Weyerhaeuser in a research note issued on Thursday, February 13th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.22 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.19. The consensus estimate for Weyerhaeuser’s current full-year earnings is $0.80 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Weyerhaeuser’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS.

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.04. Weyerhaeuser had a return on equity of 3.86% and a net margin of 5.56%.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of Weyerhaeuser from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $38.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday, December 6th. CIBC upgraded Weyerhaeuser from a “neutral” rating to an “outperformer” rating and set a $35.00 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Cibc World Mkts raised Weyerhaeuser from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $34.00 to $33.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $36.00 price objective on shares of Weyerhaeuser in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $35.00.

Weyerhaeuser Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of WY stock opened at $29.60 on Monday. Weyerhaeuser has a 52-week low of $26.73 and a 52-week high of $36.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.79. The stock has a market cap of $21.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.82, a PEG ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 1.42. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $29.37 and its 200-day moving average is $30.88.

Weyerhaeuser Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. This is a boost from Weyerhaeuser’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.84%. Weyerhaeuser’s dividend payout ratio is presently 152.73%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Weyerhaeuser

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Oakworth Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in Weyerhaeuser in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. South Plains Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Weyerhaeuser in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 290.9% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,239 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 922 shares in the last quarter. Asset Planning Inc bought a new stake in Weyerhaeuser during the 4th quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Weyerhaeuser by 172.4% in the 3rd quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,136 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 719 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.99% of the company’s stock.

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.