In market activity today, West Fraser Timber CO Ltd shares closed at $98.13 after opening the day at $99.34. Intraday prices ranged from a low of $97.81 to a high of $100.07.

Shares eased -0.39 percent from the previous day's close of $98.51.

Today across North America, the TSX Composite closed -1.34% at 20218.89, the S&P 500 closed -0.22% at 4443.95, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed -0.31% at 34517.73 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -0.23% at 13678.19.

West Fraser Timber CO Ltd traded under WFG on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).

A total of 118,443 shares was traded during the last trading day, with total trades of 939. On average, West Fraser Timber CO Ltd has traded 220,942 shares in the last five days and 204,519 year-to-date.

The TSX market on the whole today saw 2,015 price advancers against 3,196 declines and 124 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, WFG.TO has traded as high as $121.66 (February 02,2023) and low as $91.06 (June 01,2023). Moreover, in the last 52 weeks, West Fraser Timber CO Ltd's shares have dipped -4.92 percent, while this year, they have advanced 0.37%.

It announced a 0.30 dividend on September 12/23, with an September 26/23 ex-date and October 13/23 pay day.

Following today's trading, West Fraser Timber CO Ltd has a market capitalization of $8.23 billion on a float of 83,556 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $0.88.

West Fraser Timber CO Ltd is a TSX Lumber & Wood Production company headquartered in Vancouver, CAN.

West Fraser Timber CO Ltd's average recommendation is "Strong Buy" based on 5.00 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 5 buy ratings for the stock.

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