Closing Bell: West Fraser Timber CO Ltd down on Monday (WFG)
In market activity today, West Fraser Timber CO Ltd shares closed at $120.04 after opening the day at $121.09. It traded at a low of $118.92 to a high of $121.09.
The price dipped -1.27 percent from the previous day's close of $121.58.
During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed -0.15% at 22779.57, the S&P 500 closed 1.11% at 5459.10, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 1.64% at 40589.34 and the Nasdaq Composite closed 1.03% at 17357.88.
West Fraser Timber CO Ltd has listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker WFG.
A total of 127,092 shares was traded during the session, with total trades of 1,114, while having an average volume of 195,609 over the last 5-days.
The TSX market on the whole today saw 1,903 price advancers against 3,356 declines and 91 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 6.44 percent in the last 12 months, while they have raised 5.89% since the start of 2024.
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 $9.77 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.
West Fraser Timber CO Ltd's average recommendation is "Strong Buy" based on 5.00 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 5 buy ratings for the stock.
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