Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) Announces Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.13 EPS

Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) issued its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $2.31 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.18 by $0.13, Zacks reports. Builders FirstSource had a return on equity of 33.55% and a net margin of 7.40%. Builders FirstSource updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Builders FirstSource Price Performance

BLDR stock traded down $0.32 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $144.48. The stock had a trading volume of 1,110,313 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,547,636. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $155.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $170.80. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The company has a market cap of $16.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 2.12. Builders FirstSource has a 52-week low of $130.75 and a 52-week high of $214.70.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. DA Davidson upped their target price on Builders FirstSource from $169.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Raymond James assumed coverage on Builders FirstSource in a report on Friday, January 17th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $180.00 price target for the company. UBS Group assumed coverage on Builders FirstSource in a report on Friday, October 25th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $232.00 price target for the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on Builders FirstSource from $178.00 to $187.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Builders FirstSource from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $205.71.

Builders FirstSource Company Profile

Builders FirstSource, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies building materials, manufactured components, and construction services to professional homebuilders, sub-contractors, remodelers, and consumers in the United States. It offers lumber and lumber sheet goods comprising dimensional lumber, plywood, and oriented strand board products that are used in on-site house framing; manufactured products, such as wood floor and roof trusses, floor trusses, wall panels, stairs, and engineered wood products; and windows, and interior and exterior door units, as well as interior trims and custom products comprising intricate mouldings, stair parts, and columns under the Synboard brand name.