Closing Bell: West Fraser Timber CO Ltd up on Wednesday (WFG)
In today's trading, shares of West Fraser Timber CO Ltd opened at $107.83 and closed at $109.50. Intraday prices ranged from $107.80 to $109.77.
The price advanced 0.55% from the previous day's close of $108.90.
During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed -0.76% at 22639.57, the S&P 500 closed -0.16% at 5555.74, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed -0.14% at 40358.09 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -0.06% at 17997.35.
West Fraser Timber CO Ltd traded under WFG on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
Trading volume was 162,368 on 1,298 total trades. On average, West Fraser Timber CO Ltd has traded 160,749 shares over 5 days and 171,621 year-to-date.
The TSX overall saw 1,249 price advancers against 3,959 declines and 110 unchanged.
During the prior 52 weeks, WFG.TO has traded as high as $121.64 (March 25,2024) and low as $88.61 (October 26,2023). Moreover, the shares have dipped -5.01% in 52 weeks, while in 2024, they have lost -3.41%.
It announced a 0.32 dividend on June 12/24, with an June 26/24 ex-date and July 12/24 pay day.
Following today's trading, West Fraser Timber CO Ltd has a market capitalization of $8.88 billion on a float of 81,531 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $-1.09.
West Fraser Timber CO Ltd is a TSX Lumber & Wood Production company headquartered in Vancouver, CAN.
Based on 5.00 analysts, West Fraser Timber CO Ltd gets an average recommendation of "Strong Buy" according to Zacks. Currently, there are 5 buy ratings for the stock.
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