Thinking of Investing in WY? What Our Analysts Know.

By Scott Lee • Monday, December 18 17:37 • Permanent Link

Weyerhaeuser Company logged a 0.6% change during today's evening session, and is now trading at a price of $33.55 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 1.0%. WY's trading volume is 3,193,071 compared to the stock's average volume of 3,898,042.

Weyerhaeuser Company trades -10.13% 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.

If you are considering an investment in WY, you'll want to know the following:

Weyerhaeuser Company's current price is 83.0% 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 8.1% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 23.6%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 0.87, Weyerhaeuser Company has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 38.6 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
WY has a forward P/E ratio of 28.7 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 6.59 — 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 2.39 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 $24.49 Billion. Weyerhaeuser Company currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.2%.

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