Who are the Top Owners and Managers of Timberland in the US?

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According to Forisk tracking of timberland ownership, 58 firms currently own or manage in excess of 100,000 acres of timberlands in the United States.  These firms feature the following descriptive statistics: As a group, they own/manage 57.6 million acres of more…

Timber REITs: Weyerhaeuser Timber Segment Positioned to Outperform South-wide Average

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Two-thirds of the nearly 6.2 million acres that Weyerhaeuser (WY) owns and leases in the United States are located in the South.  Our Equity Research team matched WY’s timberland acres to Forisk’s state-by-state forecast of stumpage prices and wood demand more…

Public Timber REITs Report Mixed Results in First Quarter of 2011

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Between April 25th and April 29th, all four public timberland-owning REITs reported their Q1 2011 financial performance.  Three of the four firms reported earnings per share below Wall Street consensus expectations: Overall, results continue to reflect the US housing downturn more…

Timber REITs Outpace S&P in 2011 Based on Long and Short-Term Market Factors

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From the desk of Neena Mishra, Director of Equity Research: The Forisk Timber REIT (FTR) Index of public timberland-owning real estate investment trusts (REITs) continues to outpace the overall market in 2011, returning 23.78% year-to-date compared with 6.19% for the more…