Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC Reduces Stock Position in Weyerhaeuser Company $WY

Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WYFree Report) by 18.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 90,500 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 20,337 shares during the quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings in Weyerhaeuser were worth $2,243,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Weyerhaeuser by 86.3% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,125 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 521 shares in the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 401.3% during the third quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 1,198 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 959 shares during the period. Cromwell Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 58.3% in the third quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 1,361 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 501 shares in the last quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Weyerhaeuser by 135.2% in the second quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 1,404 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 807 shares during the period. Finally, Operose Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Weyerhaeuser in the second quarter valued at approximately $41,000. 82.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Weyerhaeuser

In related news, Director Sara Grootwassink Lewis bought 4,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $23.61 per share, with a total value of $106,245.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 25,978 shares in the company, valued at approximately $613,340.58. This trade represents a 20.95% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Devin W. Stockfish sold 90,162 shares of Weyerhaeuser stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.33, for a total transaction of $2,103,479.46. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,024,861 shares in the company, valued at $23,910,007.13. The trade was a 8.09% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have issued reports on WY shares. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Weyerhaeuser in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Citigroup raised their price target on Weyerhaeuser from $26.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. New Street Research set a $28.00 price objective on Weyerhaeuser in a report on Friday, December 12th. DA Davidson lowered their target price on shares of Weyerhaeuser from $35.00 to $31.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Weyerhaeuser from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Weyerhaeuser currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $28.50.

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Weyerhaeuser Stock Performance

Shares of WY stock opened at $25.76 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $18.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.55, a PEG ratio of 96.30 and a beta of 1.04. Weyerhaeuser Company has a fifty-two week low of $21.16 and a fifty-two week high of $31.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 1.23. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $24.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.43.

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WYGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.13) by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.58 billion. Weyerhaeuser had a return on equity of 1.50% and a net margin of 4.69%.During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.11 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Weyerhaeuser Company will post 0.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Weyerhaeuser Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 28th. Weyerhaeuser’s payout ratio is presently 190.91%.

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Weyerhaeuser Profile

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Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) is a leading integrated forest products company whose core businesses are timberland ownership and forest products manufacturing. The company owns and manages large tracts of timberland and harvests, processes and sells wood and wood-derived products used primarily in residential and industrial construction. Its manufacturing operations produce a range of building materials, including lumber, engineered wood products and wood panels, alongside fiber-based products that serve multiple commercial applications.

Founded in 1900 by Frederick Weyerhaeuser and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company has a long history in the North American forest products industry.

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