Closing Bell: West Fraser Timber CO Ltd down on Wednesday (WFG)

Today during trading, West Fraser Timber CO Ltd opened at $119.39 and closed at $115.51. Intraday prices ranged from $115.42 to $122.30.

The price dipped -2.11% from the previous day's close of $118.00.

During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed -0.45% at 21880.95, the S&P 500 closed -0.77% at 5199.50, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed -0.60% at 38763.45 and the Nasdaq Composite closed 1.03% at 16366.85.

West Fraser Timber CO Ltd has listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker WFG.

Trading volume was 196,395 on 1,587 total trades, while having an average volume of 200,580 in the last five days.

The TSX overall saw 1,858 price advancers against 3,319 declines and 108 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 9.37% in the last year, while they have raised 1.90% year-to-date.

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 $9.48 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 has an average recommendation of "Strong Buy" based on 6.00 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 6 buy ratings for the stock.

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