Closing Bell: West Fraser Timber CO Ltd up on Thursday (WFG)
In trading today, West Fraser Timber CO Ltd shares closed at $117.23 after opening the day at $107.28. prices ranged from a low of $107.28 to a high of $117.80.
The price boosted 7.06 percent from the previous day's close of $109.50.
During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed -0.14% at 22608.03, the S&P 500 closed -2.31% at 5427.13, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed -1.25% at 39853.87 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -3.64% at 17342.41.
West Fraser Timber CO Ltd traded under WFG on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
Trading volume was 288,266 on 2,441 total trades, with an average volume of 171,557 over 5 days.
The TSX overall saw 3,490 price advancers against 1,736 declines and 92 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 advanced 1.06 percent in the last 12 months, while this year, they have grown 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 $8.93 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.
West Fraser Timber CO Ltd is holding an average recommendation of "Strong Buy" from 5.00 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 5 buy ratings for the stock.
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