Closing Bell: West Fraser Timber CO Ltd up on Friday (WFG)
Today in trading, West Fraser Timber CO Ltd opened at $117.48 and closed at $119.89. prices ranged from $117.48 to $121.11.
The price gained 0.15% from the previous day's close of $119.71.
Today across North America, the TSX Composite closed -2.18% at 22227.63, the S&P 500 closed -1.84% at 5346.56, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed -1.51% at 39737.26 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -2.43% at 16776.16.
West Fraser Timber CO Ltd has listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker WFG.
Trading volume was 266,925 on 1,827 total trades, with an average volume of 179,467 over 5 days.
The TSX overall saw 432 price advancers against 4,843 declines and 43 unchanged.
During the prior 52 weeks, WFG.TO has traded as high as $124.18 (July 31,2024) and low as $88.61 (October 26,2023). Moreover, the shares have advanced 13.62% in 52 weeks, while in 2024, they have advanced 5.76%.
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 $9.64 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.
Based on 6.00 analysts, West Fraser Timber CO Ltd gets an average recommendation of "Strong Buy" according to Zacks. Currently, there are 6 buy ratings for the stock.
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