Financial Metrics Exploration: Understanding Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) Through Ratios

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The closing price of Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY) was $27.59 for the day, up 0.51% from the previous closing price of $27.45. In other words, the price has increased by $0.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.06 million shares were traded. WY stock price reached its highest trading level at $27.59 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.27.

Ratios:

Our analysis of WY’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 23.09 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.07. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.51 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.48.

On July 10, 2023, BofA Securities Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $34 to $38.

DA Davidson Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on April 10, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $34 to $35.

Insider Transactions:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 07 ’24 when PIASECKI NICOLE WEYERHAEUSER sold 5,776 shares for $29.40 per share. The transaction valued at 169,814 led to the insider holds 5,790 shares of the business.

O’Rear Keith sold 8,349 shares of WY for $300,784 on Mar 28 ’24. The Senior Vice President now owns 170,665 shares after completing the transaction at $36.03 per share. On Mar 04 ’24, another insider, Wold David M, who serves as the Senior Vice President & CFO of the company, sold 9,272 shares for $35.16 each. As a result, the insider received 326,000 and left with 85,414 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WY now has a Market Capitalization of 20113580032 and an Enterprise Value of 24334579712. As of this moment, Weyerhaeuser’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.00. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.03. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.00. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.207 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.936.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, WY has reached a high of $36.27, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $26.73. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.10%.

Shares Statistics:

WY traded an average of 3.42M shares per day over the past three months and 3582040 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 729.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 726.26M. Insiders hold about 0.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.28% stake in the company. Shares short for WY as of 1718323200 were 8508223 with a Short Ratio of 2.48, compared to 1715731200 on 6183036. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8508223 and a Short% of Float of 1.39.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.77, WY has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.78. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.028051The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.98.

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