Closing Bell: West Fraser Timber CO Ltd up on Friday (WFG)
In today's trading, West Fraser Timber CO Ltd shares closed at $121.58 after opening the day at $117.16. It traded at a low of $117.16 to a high of $122.23.
Share prices advanced 3.71 percent from the previous day's close of $117.23.
During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed 0.91% at 22814.81, the S&P 500 closed -0.51% at 5399.22, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.20% at 39935.07 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -0.93% at 17181.72.
West Fraser Timber CO Ltd has listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker WFG.
A total of 228,353 shares was traded during the session, with total trades of 1,840. On average, West Fraser Timber CO Ltd has traded 190,826 shares in the last five days and 172,817 year-to-date.
Trading across the entire TSX saw 3,857 price advancers against 1,325 declines and 128 unchanged.
During the prior 52 weeks, WFG.TO has traded as high as $122.23 (July 26,2024) and low as $88.61 (October 26,2023). Moreover, the shares have advanced 4.41% in 52 weeks, while in 2024, they have advanced 7.25%.
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 $9.42 billion on a float of 80,374 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $1.69.
West Fraser Timber CO Ltd is a TSX Lumber & Wood Production company headquartered in Vancouver, CAN.
Currently, West Fraser Timber CO Ltd's consensus rating is "Strong Buy" based on 5 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 5 buy ratings for the stock.
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