Weyerhaeuser sets post-REIT dividend

WEYERHAEUSER CO. $18 (New York symbol WY; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 535.9 million; Market cap: $9.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.7; Dividend yield: 3.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.weyerhaeuser.com) will convert to a real estate investment trust in 2011. That will lower the… Read More

REIT conversion brightens its prospects

WEYERHAEUSER CO. $49 (New York symbol WY; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 211.4 million; Market cap: $10.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.9; Dividend yield: 0.4%; WSSF Rating: Extra Risk) is a major North American lumber and paper producer. The company’s shareholders recently approved its… Read More

WEYERHAEUSER CO. $39 – New York symbol WY

WEYERHAEUSER CO. $39 (New York symbol WY; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 211.4 million; Market cap: $8.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; WSSF Rating: Extra Risk) is a major North American lumber and paper producer. It owns or leases over 37 million acres of… Read More

These four offer growth, inflation hedge

Resource prices have climbed sharply since early 2009, as the global recession began to ease and some countries’ economies returned to growth. Despite their recent gains, prices for oil, gold and other commodities will likely keep rising. That’s partly because resources act as a hedge… Read More

Weyerhaeuser Can Handle Housing Slump

WEYERHAEUSER CO. $26 (New York symbol WY; Conservative Growth Portfolio; Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 211.3 million; Market cap: $5.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; WSSF Rating: Average) is looking to lower its annual expenses by $375 million including cutting its workforce by 3%, as weak housing… Read More