Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for WFG in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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West Fraser Timber (WFG) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$71.47−0.21 (−0.3%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryWest Fraser Timber's week centers on a fresh quarterly dividend announcement and a new multi-year term loan to refinance existing debt, alongside continued analyst attention to its valuation. A separate note points to an average 12-month price target of $85.20 from eight brokerages with a "Moderate Buy" consensus, and other coverage highlights a 1.79% dividend alongside the cyclical nature of the timber industry. A recent cash dividend of $0.32 carries an ex-date of 29 September 2026.
WFG closed at $71.47, down 0.3%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $69.09 and its 200-day average of $66.70, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 55.8, placing the stock in the Neutral zone. Price is essentially in line with Gekko Fair Value of $71.50, a gap of 0%. Over the past year the stock has returned 7.2%, with a 12% gain over six months and 52-week range of $57.34 to $76.99.
The next earnings date falls on 28 October 2026, 29 days out, beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days from this point in the calendar have averaged a decline of 2.2% over five years, rising in 2 of them. Consensus analyst targets imply 21% upside from current levels.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
West Fraser Timber price vs fair value
Close $71.47200-day averageGekko Fair Value $71.50
West Fraser Timber quick facts
- Market cap
- $5.43B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Forward P/E
- 51.8
- EPS, TTM
- −$15.35
- Revenue, TTM
- $5.24B
- Profit margin
- -23%
- Dividend yield
- 1.75%
- Beta
- 1.12
- Volume
- 105,475 avg 212,764
- 1-year return
- +7.2%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.4%
- 50-day average
- $69.09
- 200-day average
- $66.70
- Next earnings
- Oct 28
- Shares outstanding
- 76.02M
West Fraser Timber swing-trade checklist
West Fraser Timber scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive2 mixed1 headwind
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $71.47 is above the 50-day ($69.09) and 200-day ($66.70) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
55.8, Neutral
Reading 55.8 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
0.0% above
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (0% above).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 29 days
Next report Oct 28, 2026, 29 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalityheadwind
−2.2% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −2.2% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonality
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West Fraser Timber stock chart and price history
West Fraser Timber closed at $71.47 on Sep 28, 2026, +7.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $57.34 to $76.99.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +3.6%
- 3 months
- +5.5%
- 6 months
- +12.0%
- 1 year
- +7.2%
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About West Fraser Timber
West Fraser Timber makes and sells a broad range of wood-based products, from lumber types such as spruce-pine-fir, southern yellow pine, and treated wood to engineered materials like medium density fiberboard, plywood, oriented strand board, and laminated veneer lumber. It also produces pulp used in papermaking, along with newsprint, wood chips, other residual byproducts, and renewable energy. The company is best known for this wide span of forest-derived goods rather than a single product line.
Its customers include large retail chains, suppliers to building contractors, wholesalers, and industrial buyers who use its materials as inputs for their own manufacturing or further processing. West Fraser reaches these customers across Canada, the United States, China, Europe, Asia, and other markets worldwide.
Founded in 1955, West Fraser Timber is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, and its shares trade on the NYSE under the ticker WFG.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Non-energy minerals
- Industry
- Forest products
- Website
- westfraser.com
West Fraser Timber GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
West Fraser Timber’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 55.8, in the Neutral zone, up 5.2 points over five sessions.
55.8Neutral
Up 5.2 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 44 | 0.0% | +1.8% | ||
| Accumulation | 269 | 0.0% | +0.5% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 337 | 0.0% | −1.1% | ||
| Distribution | 21 | −0.5% | +1.3% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average WFG share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is West Fraser Timber stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
West Fraser Timber trades level with Gekko Fair Value of $71.50, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what West Fraser Timber shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$71.50
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
0.0% from fair value · About fair value
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West Fraser Timber insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for West Fraser Timber, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in WFG were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
West Fraser Timber has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Dec 31, 2025
- $8.00M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.15%
- Trailing four quarters
- $128.7M
From company filings.
West Fraser Timber earnings: next date and track record
West Fraser Timber reports on Oct 28, 2026 (29 days away).
Next earnings report
Oct 28, 2026
29 days away
- EPS estimate
- −$0.52
- Revenue estimate
- $1.44B
West Fraser Timber stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for West Fraser Timber is $86.50, +21.0% from the last close.
$86.50consensus 12-month target, +21.0% from the last close
−1.1%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
−2.2%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.8%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
West Fraser Timber seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, West Fraser Timber averaged −2.2% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −0.6% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +1.5% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −1.7% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −2.2% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −1.4% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, WFG’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.4%.
West Fraser Timber market cap and key statistics
West Fraser Timber’s market cap is $5.43B and revenue of $5.24B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $5.43B
- Forward P/E
- 51.8
- EPS, TTM
- −$15.35
- Gekko Fair Value
- $71.50
Trading
- Volume
- 105,475
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 212,764
- 52-week high
- $76.99
- 52-week low
- $57.34
- Shares outstanding
- 76.02M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $5.24B
- Profit margin
- -23%
- Return on equity
- -19.3%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +10.3%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.12
- Typical daily move
- ±2.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.4%
- Dividend yield
- 1.75%
West Fraser Timber stock news this week
Coverage of West Fraser Timber this week reads positive: 2 positive, 2 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- Is West Fraser Timber (TSX:WFG) Valuation Improving This Year?Kalkine Media, Sep 28
- West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. $WFG Shares Newly Acquired by Bank of America Corp DEMarketBeat, Sep 28
- West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (NYSE:WFG) Stock Has Average Target Price of $85.20 According to BrokeragesMarketBeat, Sep 25
- West Fraser Timber Stock Outlook: 1.79% Dividend Stability, Valuation Upside and Long-Term Growth Potentialkalkine.ca, Sep 25
- West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFG) Stock Price, News, Quote & HistoryYahoo! Finance Canada, Sep 24
West Fraser Timber peers
West Fraser Timber’s 4 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| TREXTrex | Neutral | 1.5% above |
| LPXLouisiana-Pacific | Accumulation | 2.6% above |
| UFPIUFP Industries | Accumulation | 8.2% below |
| JELDJELD-WEN | Accumulation | 5.9% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
West Fraser Timber stock FAQ
What is West Fraser Timber’s market cap?
West Fraser Timber’s market cap is $5.43B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $71.47, with 76.02M shares outstanding.
What is the West Fraser Timber stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for West Fraser Timber is $86.50, +21.0% from the last close. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is West Fraser Timber stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate West Fraser Timber is about fair value: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $71.47 is level with Gekko Fair Value of $71.50. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does West Fraser Timber report earnings next?
West Fraser Timber is expected to report on Oct 28, 2026 (29 days away). Analysts expect earnings of −$0.52 per share on revenue of $1.44B.
What is West Fraser Timber’s 52-week high and low?
West Fraser Timber’s 52-week high is $76.99 and its 52-week low is $57.34; it closed at $71.47 on Sep 28, 2026, +7.2% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $102.96 on Jul 20, 2022.
Is West Fraser Timber stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (gekkoindex and fair value) and 1 as a headwind (seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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