On Tuesday, West Fraser Timber reached a key performance benchmark, with its Relative Strength (RS) Rating climbing into the 80-plus percentile with an improvement to 81, an increase from 77 the day before.
When looking for the best stocks to buy and watch, keep a close on eye on relative price strength.
IBD's proprietary rating tracks market leadership with a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score. The rating shows how a stock's price behavior over the last 52 weeks stacks up against all the other stocks in our database.
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West Fraser Timber is working on a cup without handle with a 91.63 buy point. See if the stock can break out in volume at least 40% above average.
Earnings growth fell in the most recent report from 1,833% to 1,183%. But revenue gains moved higher, from 163% to 310%.
West Fraser Timber earns the No. 2 rank among its peers in the Building-Wood Products industry group. West Fraser Timber and U F P Industries are also among the group's highest-rated stocks.
