WFG

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd Common stock (WFG)

Stock · NYSE · Basic Materials

$65.6as of 10/16/2026

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October 16, 2026

West Fraser Timber Shares Rise 8% Amid Valuation Debate. West Fraser Timber shares have edged up 8% recently, with some market observers noting the stock still appears undervalued. This price movement occurs while the stock trades significantly below its 52-week high and near key support levels. The company maintains a dividend yield of 2.28%, and analysts have set an average price target of $86.17.

Active signals

Support level
$65.58
Industry
Forest Products

What WFG's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike31-2.3%45%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now25+1.5%56%
Bollinger Band Breakdown23+1.2%57%
Bollinger Band Breakout23-2.0%48%
Any 20-session window (baseline)-0.3%48%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About WFG

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., a diversified wood products company, engages in manufacturing, selling, marketing, and distributing lumber, engineered wood products, northern bleached softwood kraft pulp, newsprint, paper, wood chips and other residuals. It operates through four segments: Lumber, North America Engineered Wood Products, Pulp & Paper, and Europe Engineered Wood Products. The Lumber segment produces spruce…

Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Forest Products
Employees
9,600

Fundamentals

1-day range
$64.46$66.34
Market cap
$5.47B
P/E (trailing)
—
P/E (forward)
37.80
EPS (trailing)
$-15.37
Dividend yield
2.28%
Beta
0.87
Avg. volume
223.3K
Ex-dividend date
September 29, 2026
Dividend pay date
October 19, 2026
52-week range
$80.38$105.25
Next earnings: October 28, 2026 · EPS estimate $-0.76confirmed

Forecasts

6 analyst ratings

Buy 78%
Hold 22%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$90
+37.2%
Median
$85.5
+30.3%
Low
$81
+23.5%

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
37.58M
Total value held
$2.14B
Institutional holders
166
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown8.73M
  • Unknown3.69M
  • Unknown3.45M
  • Unknown1.79M
  • Unknown1.76M
  • Unknown1.70M
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