We're taking a closer look at Weyerhaeuser Company today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 1.2% compared to 0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands, began operations in 1900.
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Weyerhaeuser Company has moved -875.3% over the last year compared to 1125.6% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -2001.0%
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WY has an average analyst rating of buy and is -10.63% away from its mean target price of $38.11 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $1.71
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Weyerhaeuser Company has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.9 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.3 and its forward P/E ratio is 26.2
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WY has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 6.8, which shows the company is potentially overvalued when we factor growth into the price to earnings calculus.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.32 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Weyerhaeuser Company is part of the Real Estate sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 24.81 and an average P/B of 2.24
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Weyerhaeuser Company has on average reported free cash flows of $2.52 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 25.0%