Weyerhaeuser Co. WY is a real estate investment trust, which owns or controls approximately 11 million acres of timberlands in the U.S. and manages additional timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada.
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If You Bought Weyerhaeuser Stock 10 Years Ago
The company's stock traded at approximately $31.85 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 314 shares. Currently, shares trade at $25.67, meaning your investment's value could have declined to $8,060 from stock price depreciation. However, Weyerhaeuser also paid dividends during these 10 years.
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Weyerhaeuser's dividend yield is currently 3.27%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $13.15 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $4,128 from dividends alone.
Summing up $8,060 and $4,128, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $12,188. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Weyerhaeuser stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 21.88%. However, this figure is significantly less than the S&P 500 total return for the same period, which was 237.37%.
What Could The Next 10 Years Bring?
Weyerhaeuser has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a price target of $35.17 based on the ratings of 13 analysts. The price target implies around 37% potential upside from the current stock price.
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On April 24, the company announced its Q1 2025 earnings, posting adjusted EPS of $0.11, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10, and revenues of $1.76 billion, in line with expectations, as reported by Benzinga.
"We delivered solid results across each of our businesses in the first quarter," said CEO Devin W. Stockfish. "In addition, we increased our quarterly base dividend for the fourth consecutive year. I'm pleased with the organization's performance, particularly in light of the uncertain macroeconomic backdrop. Turning to our outlook, we are well positioned to navigate a range of market conditions in the near term, and we remain confident about the longer-term demand fundamentals that support our businesses."
Given the expected upside potential, growth-focused investors may find Weyerhaeuser stock attractive. Furthermore, they can benefit from the company's solid dividend yield of 3.27%.
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