The stock price of Weyerhaeuser Co (NYSE: WY) has plunged by -1.03 when compared to previous closing price of 26.12, but the company has seen a 4.15% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-08 that Higher lumber prices initially supported WY’s earnings and dividend yield, but tariffs and market volatility led to a decline in WY and WOOD ETF shares. Despite a bullish trend in lumber futures, WOOD ETF and WY shares did not follow, signaling a potential market correction due to tariff uncertainties. Tariffs on Canadian lumber exports and overall market weakness have distorted stock and commodity prices, impacting WOOD and WY shares.
Is It Worth Investing in Weyerhaeuser Co (NYSE: WY) Right Now?
Weyerhaeuser Co (NYSE: WY) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 47.61x compared to its average ratio. WY has 36-month beta value of 1.16. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for WY is 722.72M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.49% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of WY on April 16, 2025 was 3.85M shares.
WY’s Market Performance
WY’s stock has seen a 4.15% increase for the week, with a -13.72% drop in the past month and a -10.74% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.84%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.70% for Weyerhaeuser Co The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -7.41% for WY stock, with a simple moving average of -14.83% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WY stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for WY by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for WY in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $31 based on the research report published on April 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
CIBC, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WY reach a price target of $35. The rating they have provided for WY stocks is “Sector Outperform” according to the report published on January 15th, 2025.
Raymond James gave a rating of “Outperform” to WY, setting the target price at $32 in the report published on December 23rd of the previous year.
WY Trading at -11.37% 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 -24.03% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.84%, as shares sank -13.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -15.93% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WY rose by +4.15%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -8.40% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $27.92. In addition, Weyerhaeuser Co saw -8.17% 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’Rourke James Calvin, who purchase 7,800 shares at the price of $32.01 back on Sep 13 ’24. After this action, O’Rourke James Calvin now owns 17,672 shares of Weyerhaeuser Co, valued at $249,676 using the latest closing price.
Williams Kim, the Director of Weyerhaeuser Co, sale 12,000 shares at $30.77 during a trade that took place back on Aug 27 ’24, which means that Williams Kim is holding 46,729 shares at $369,252 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Weyerhaeuser Co stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 3.97, with 2.36 for asset returns.
Based on Weyerhaeuser Co (WY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.34 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.53. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.55.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.23 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.01. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.25. The receivables turnover for the company is 22.62for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.43.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Weyerhaeuser Co (WY) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish 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.
