Western Forest Ownership

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Western Forest Products retains a total of 316.75 Million outstanding shares. 30% of Western Forest outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. Institutional investors are typically referred to investors that purchase positions in a given stock to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to different rules and regulations than regular investors. Please look out for any change in current institutional holding as this could mean something significant has changed at the company or is about to change. Please note that no matter how many assets the company shows, if the real value of the company is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
2005-03-31
Previous Quarter
316.7 M
Current Value
316.7 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
351.3 M
Quarterly Volatility
118.7 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Western Forest in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Western Forest, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
As of the 4th of December 2024, Dividends Paid is likely to grow to about 18.9 M, while Dividend Yield is likely to drop 0.03. As of the 4th of December 2024, Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to grow to about 367.3 M. Also, Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to grow to about 60.4 M.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Western Forest Products. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in board of governors.

Western Stock Ownership Analysis

About 42.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.25. Historically many companies with similar price-to-book (P/B) ratio do better than the market in the long run. Western Forest Products has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.73. The entity recorded a loss per share of 0.14. The firm last dividend was issued on the 24th of August 2023. Western Forest Products Inc. operates as an integrated forest products company. Western Forest Products Inc. was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. WESTERN FOREST operates under Lumber Wood Production classification in Canada and is traded on Toronto Stock Exchange. It employs 2210 people. For more information please call Steven Hofer at 604 648 4500 or visit https://www.westernforest.com.

Western Forest Outstanding Bonds

Western Forest issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Western Forest Products uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Western bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Western Forest Products has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Pair Trading with Western Forest

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if Western Forest position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Western Forest will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

Moving together with Western Stock

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Moving against Western Stock

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The ability to find closely correlated positions to Western Forest could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Western Forest when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Western Forest - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Western Forest Products to buy it.
The correlation of Western Forest is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Western Forest moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Western Forest Products moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for Western Forest can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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Other Information on Investing in Western Stock

Western Forest financial ratios help investors to determine whether Western Stock is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Western with respect to the benefits of owning Western Forest security.