Weyerhaeuser Stock – Key Facts You Need to Know

By Kim Brooks • Wednesday, March 20 15:09 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Real Estate company Weyerhaeuser has moved 2.1% so far today on a volume of 2,029,162, compared to its average of 3,498,378. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.0%.

Weyerhaeuser trades -6.45% away from its average analyst target price of $37.67 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 a rating of buy.

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

Weyerhaeuser's current price is -53.1% below its Graham number of $16.54, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Weyerhaeuser has moved 19.9% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 31.5%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 1.15, Weyerhaeuser has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.6 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
WY has a forward P/E ratio of 26.1 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $1.35 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 6.4 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Weyerhaeuser is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.51 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 9,318 full time employees and a market cap of $25.71 Billion. Weyerhaeuser currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.2%.

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