During the third quarter, Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC trimmed its position in Weyerhaeuser by 18.3%, selling 20,337 shares and ending the period with 90,500 shares, representing $2.243 million in assets. Other major funds also shifted their exposures: Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake by 18.2%, adding 346,571 shares to reach 2,249,932 shares valued at nearly $65.9 million; Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings by 3.4% with 1,498 additional shares for a total of 46,049; Intech Investment Management LLC grew its position by 5.9%, acquiring 3,124 shares to hold 56,265; HB Wealth Management LLC added 663 shares, a 3.3% rise to 20,970 shares; and Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its stake by 17.6%, purchasing 1,666 shares for a total of 11,156. Collectively, institutional investors and hedge funds now control 82.99% of the company’s outstanding stock.

In mid-December, CEO Devin W. Stockfish reduced his personal holding by 8.09%, selling 90,162 shares and leaving him with 1,024,861 shares. Just two days later, director Sara Grootwassink Lewis increased her stake by 20.95% through the purchase of 4,500 shares, bringing her total to 25,978 shares. These opposing moves highlight differing perspectives on near-term forest products markets, while total insider ownership remains low at 0.27% of shares outstanding.

In its fourth-quarter report, Weyerhaeuser narrowed its loss to $0.09 per share, beating the consensus estimate by $0.04, though revenue of $1.54 billion fell 9.8% year-over-year and missed analyst projections. Net margin stood at 4.69% and return on equity at 1.50%. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share, annualized to $0.84, yielding approximately 3.3% with a payout ratio near 191%. On the research front, six analysts maintain buy recommendations, three rate it a hold and two advise a sell, producing a consensus rating of Hold.