Take This Into Account Before Investing in WY

By Scott Lee • Friday, December 08 13:49 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Real Estate company Weyerhaeuser Company has moved -0.7% so far today on a volume of 1,081,180, compared to its average of 3,657,823. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Weyerhaeuser Company trades -17.81% away from its average analyst target price of $37.33 per share. The 9 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $36.0 to $40.0, and on average have given Weyerhaeuser Company a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying WY should be aware of the facts below:

Weyerhaeuser Company's current price is 67.4% above its Graham number of $18.33, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Weyerhaeuser Company has moved 1.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 18.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 0.87, Weyerhaeuser Company has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.3 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
WY has a forward P/E ratio of 26.2 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $1.17 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 6.0 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Weyerhaeuser Company is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.19 compared to its sector average of 2.1
Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands, began operations in 1900.
Based in Seattle, the company has 9,200 full time employees and a market cap of $22.4 Billion. Weyerhaeuser Company currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.4%.

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