Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) Stock: A Look at the Analyst Recommendations

Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 28.53x compared to its average ratio. WY has 36-month beta value of 1.45. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for WY is 726.83M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.90% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of WY on April 16, 2024 was 3.57M shares.

WY) stock’s latest price update

Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY)’s stock price has plunge by -1.65relation to previous closing price of 33.24. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -5.03% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. PRNewsWire reported 2024-03-27 that Webcast and conference call on April 26 at 7 a.m. PT (10 a.m.

WY’s Market Performance

Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) has experienced a -5.03% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -4.58% drop in the past month, and a -2.38% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.20%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.73% for WY. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -6.24% for WY stock, with a simple moving average of 0.25% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of WY

BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WY reach a price target of $38, previously predicting the price at $34. The rating they have provided for WY stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on July 10th, 2023.

DA Davidson gave a rating of “Buy” to WY, setting the target price at $35 in the report published on April 10th of the previous year.

WY Trading at -4.24% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought WY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -9.87% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 1.73%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.20%, as shares sank -4.78% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.27% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, WY fell by -5.03%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.54% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $34.78. In addition, Weyerhaeuser Co. saw -5.58% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WY starting from O’Rear Keith, who sale 8,349 shares at the price of $36.03 back on Mar 28 ’24. After this action, O’Rear Keith now owns 170,665 shares of Weyerhaeuser Co., valued at $300,784 using the latest closing price.

Wold David M, the Senior Vice President & CFO of Weyerhaeuser Co., sale 9,272 shares at $35.16 during a trade that took place back on Mar 04 ’24, which means that Wold David M is holding 85,414 shares at $326,000 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for WY

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.16 for the present operating margin
  • 0.24 for the gross margin

The net margin for Weyerhaeuser Co. stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 8.00, with 4.89 for asset returns.

Based on Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.33 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.28. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.5. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.38.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.11 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.31. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.63. The receivables turnover for the company is 21.08for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.45.

Conclusion

To put it simply, Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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