Seaport Res Ptn Expects Reduced Earnings for Weyerhaeuser

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Weyerhaeuser in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.16 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.17. The consensus estimate for Weyerhaeuser’s current full-year earnings is $0.84 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Weyerhaeuser’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS.

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

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Weyerhaeuser from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. 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 report on Monday, January 6th. Citigroup reduced their target price on Weyerhaeuser from $38.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Raymond James upgraded Weyerhaeuser from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $32.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, December 23rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upgraded Weyerhaeuser from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $38.00 target price for the company in a report on Friday, December 6th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Weyerhaeuser currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $35.00.

Weyerhaeuser Price Performance

WY stock opened at $30.43 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.33 and a beta of 1.42. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $29.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $30.92. Weyerhaeuser has a 52-week low of $26.73 and a 52-week high of $36.27. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Weyerhaeuser

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in Weyerhaeuser by 12.7% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 35,755,865 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,210,694,000 after buying an additional 4,035,048 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Weyerhaeuser by 2.5% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 31,407,646 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,063,463,000 after purchasing an additional 761,757 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Weyerhaeuser by 1.1% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 19,534,058 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $659,422,000 after purchasing an additional 217,510 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Weyerhaeuser by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,986,081 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $252,958,000 after purchasing an additional 245,962 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 8,852,503 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $247,793,000 after purchasing an additional 249,257 shares during the period. 82.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.