TCV Trust & Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY – Free Report) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 6,482 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $219,000.
Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Swedbank AB purchased a new position in shares of Weyerhaeuser during the first quarter worth about $106,141,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 5.9% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 51,261,654 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,840,807,000 after purchasing an additional 2,874,101 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 30.4% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 8,603,246 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $291,306,000 after purchasing an additional 2,004,073 shares during the period. M&G Plc purchased a new stake in shares of Weyerhaeuser during the first quarter worth approximately $60,792,000. Finally, Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 512.3% during the second quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,563,454 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $44,386,000 after purchasing an additional 1,308,125 shares during the period. 82.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities analysts have commented on WY shares. DA Davidson cut their price objective on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $37.00 to $36.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 29th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $38.00 price objective on shares of Weyerhaeuser in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on Weyerhaeuser from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 29th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $31.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, Argus upgraded Weyerhaeuser to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $36.33.
Insider Transactions at Weyerhaeuser
In related news, Director Albert Monaco acquired 31,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of $31.38 per share, with a total value of $988,470.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 70,726 shares in the company, valued at $2,219,381.88. The trade was a 0.00 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In related news, Director Albert Monaco acquired 31,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 26th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $31.38 per share, with a total value of $988,470.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 70,726 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,219,381.88. This represents a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director James Calvin O’rourke bought 7,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $32.01 per share, for a total transaction of $249,678.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 17,672 shares in the company, valued at approximately $565,680.72. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.
Weyerhaeuser Trading Down 1.0 %
Shares of Weyerhaeuser stock opened at $31.80 on Monday. Weyerhaeuser has a 1 year low of $26.73 and a 1 year high of $36.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 1.41. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $32.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $30.82. The company has a market capitalization of $23.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.97 and a beta of 1.40.
Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.70 billion. Weyerhaeuser had a return on equity of 4.21% and a net margin of 7.43%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.33 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Weyerhaeuser will post 0.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Weyerhaeuser Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 13th. Investors of record on Friday, August 30th were paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 30th. Weyerhaeuser’s payout ratio is 108.11%.
Weyerhaeuser Profile
Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands, began operations in 1900. We own or control approximately 11 million acres of timberlands in the U.S. and manage additional timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada. We manage these timberlands on a sustainable basis in compliance with internationally recognized forestry standards.
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