Zacks Research Decreases Earnings Estimates for Weyerhaeuser

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2024 EPS estimates for shares of Weyerhaeuser in a report released on Thursday, November 7th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now expects that the real estate investment trust will earn $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.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on WY. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $38.00 price objective on shares of Weyerhaeuser in a research note on Tuesday, July 30th. DA Davidson dropped their price objective on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $37.00 to $36.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 29th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Weyerhaeuser from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, October 28th. Argus upgraded shares of Weyerhaeuser to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $31.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $36.33.

Weyerhaeuser Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:WY opened at $31.89 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $23.17 billion, a PE ratio of 43.09 and a beta of 1.40. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $32.24 and its 200-day simple moving average is $30.79. Weyerhaeuser has a one year low of $26.73 and a one year high of $36.27. 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 (NYSE:WY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.03. Weyerhaeuser had a net margin of 7.43% and a return on equity of 4.21%. The company had revenue of $1.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.70 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.33 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 13.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Weyerhaeuser Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.51%. Weyerhaeuser’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 108.11%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Weyerhaeuser

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WY. Cypress Capital Group purchased a new position in shares of Weyerhaeuser during the third quarter worth $231,000. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 39.1% during the third quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 28,455 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $963,000 after purchasing an additional 7,992 shares during the last quarter. Grandfield & Dodd LLC raised its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 0.8% during the third quarter. Grandfield & Dodd LLC now owns 656,911 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $22,243,000 after purchasing an additional 5,008 shares during the last quarter. Premier Fund Managers Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 218.8% during the third quarter. Premier Fund Managers Ltd now owns 414,742 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $14,000,000 after purchasing an additional 284,656 shares during the last quarter. Finally, B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG purchased a new position in shares of Weyerhaeuser during the third quarter worth $1,424,000. Hedge funds and other 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.