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Best Lumber Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top lumber stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best lumber stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best wood stocks to buy right now are:

Simpson Manufacturing Co (NYSE:SSD) is the #1 top lumber stock out of 5 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Simpson Manufacturing Co (NYSE:SSD) is: Value: C, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Simpson Manufacturing Co (NYSE:SSD) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 15 points higher than the lumber industry average of 29.

SSD passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Simpson Manufacturing Co has seen its stock lose -7.19% over the past year, overperforming other lumber stocks by 3 percentage points.

Simpson Manufacturing Co has an average 1 year price target of $216.25, an upside of 22.44% from Simpson Manufacturing Co's current stock price of $176.62.

Simpson Manufacturing Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Simpson Manufacturing Co, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Ufp Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) is the #2 top lumber stock out of 5 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ufp Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ufp Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 17 points higher than the lumber industry average of 29.

UFPI passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ufp Industries has seen its stock lose -18.28% over the past year, underperforming other lumber stocks by -8 percentage points.

Ufp Industries has an average 1 year price target of $104.50, an upside of 27.35% from Ufp Industries's current stock price of $82.06.

Ufp Industries stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Ufp Industries, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

CL Workshop Group (NASDAQ:NWGL) is the #3 top lumber stock out of 5 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for CL Workshop Group (NASDAQ:NWGL) is: Value: D, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

CL Workshop Group (NASDAQ:NWGL) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -16 points lower than the lumber industry average of 29.

NWGL passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. CL Workshop Group has seen its stock lose -12.9% over the past year, underperforming other lumber stocks by -2 percentage points.

Out of 3 lumber stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 lumber stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Ufp Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) has an annual dividend yield of 1.74%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the lumber industry average of 1.11%. Ufp Industries's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Ufp Industries's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ufp Industries's dividend payout ratio of 32.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

West Fraser Timber Co (NYSE:WFG) has an annual dividend yield of 0.93%, which is the same as the lumber industry average of 1.11%. West Fraser Timber Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. West Fraser Timber Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

West Fraser Timber Co's dividend payout ratio of -8.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Simpson Manufacturing Co (NYSE:SSD) has an annual dividend yield of 0.66%, which is the same as the lumber industry average of 1.11%. Simpson Manufacturing Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Simpson Manufacturing Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Simpson Manufacturing Co's dividend payout ratio of 12.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Lumber stocks were down -0.94% in the last day, and down -0.11% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why lumber stocks are down.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued lumber stocks right now are:

Ufp Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) is the most undervalued lumber stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ufp Industries has a valuation score of 29, which is 15 points higher than the lumber industry average of 14. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ufp Industries's stock has dropped -18.28% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the lumber industry by -8 percentage points.

Simpson Manufacturing Co (NYSE:SSD) is the second most undervalued lumber stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Simpson Manufacturing Co has a valuation score of 14, which is 0 points higher than the lumber industry average of 14. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Simpson Manufacturing Co's stock has dropped -7.19% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the lumber industry by 3 percentage points.

CL Workshop Group (NASDAQ:NWGL) is the third most undervalued lumber stock based on its Valuation Rating of D. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

CL Workshop Group has a valuation score of 0, which is -14 points higher than the lumber industry average of 14. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

CL Workshop Group's stock has dropped -12.9% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the lumber industry by -2 percentage points.

66.67% of lumber stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect lumber stocks to rise by 24.17% over the next year.

0% of lumber stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of lumber stocks are rated B (Buy), 75% are rated C (Hold), 25% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).