West Fraser Timber (OTCMKTS:WFTBF) Trading 0.4% Higher – Time to Buy?
by Renee Jackson · The Cerbat GemWest Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (OTCMKTS:WFTBF – Get Free Report) shot up 0.4% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $72.47 and last traded at $71.51. 297,682 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 6,484% from the average session volume of 4,521 shares. The stock had previously closed at $71.24.
West Fraser Timber Trading Down 0.9%
The company’s fifty day moving average price is $67.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $66.43.
West Fraser Timber Company Profile
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. (OTCMKTS: WFTBF) is a Vancouver, British Columbia–based forest products company that engages in the harvesting, processing and distribution of wood, fiber and related products. Established in 1955 in Quesnel, British Columbia by brothers Ron and Cliff Cowan, the company has grown into one of the largest lumber producers in the world. West Fraser operates an integrated network of sawmills, engineered wood and panel mills, as well as pulp and paper facilities. Its operations encompass timberlands management, wood procurement and manufacturing activities that serve residential, commercial and industrial markets.
The company’s product portfolio includes dimensional lumber, oriented strand board (OSB), laminated veneer lumber (LVL), plywood, medium-density fibreboard (MDF), pulp, newsprint and specialty papers.