Beacon Roofing Supply Inc (BECN) Stock: A Look at the Analyst Recommendations

BECN has 36-month beta value of 1.55. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for BECN is 61.40M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.29% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BECN on October 25, 2024 was 741.13K shares.

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BECN) stock’s latest price update

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc (NASDAQ: BECN)’s stock price has increased by 2.07 compared to its previous closing price of 92.38. However, the company has seen a -1.41% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-10-23 that Beacon Roofing (BECN) doesn’t possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

BECN’s Market Performance

BECN’s stock has fallen by -1.41% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 11.13% and a quarterly drop of -6.79%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.15% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.79% for Beacon Roofing Supply Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.80% for BECN stock, with a simple moving average of 3.54% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of BECN

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BECN stocks, with The Benchmark Company repeating the rating for BECN by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for BECN in the upcoming period, according to The Benchmark Company is $135 based on the research report published on April 18, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Robert W. Baird, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BECN reach a price target of $115, previously predicting the price at $99. The rating they have provided for BECN stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on February 29th, 2024.

BECN Trading at 7.03% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought BECN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.56% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.79%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.15%, as shares surge +7.70% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +9.88% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, BECN fell by -1.41%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +7.38% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $91.72. In addition, Beacon Roofing Supply Inc saw 8.35% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BECN starting from Taylor Jason L, who sale 2,600 shares at the price of $90.00 back on Oct 07 ’24. After this action, Taylor Jason L now owns 9,131 shares of Beacon Roofing Supply Inc, valued at $234,000 using the latest closing price.

JASON TAYLOR, the Officer of Beacon Roofing Supply Inc, proposed sale 2,600 shares at $88.75 during a trade that took place back on Oct 07 ’24, which means that JASON TAYLOR is holding shares at $230,750 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for BECN

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.08 for the present operating margin
  • 0.26 for the gross margin

The net margin for Beacon Roofing Supply Inc stands at -0.0. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 18.28, with 5.52 for asset returns.

Based on Beacon Roofing Supply Inc (BECN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 895.8 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.47. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.97. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.79for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.36. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.90.

Conclusion

To put it simply, Beacon Roofing Supply Inc (BECN) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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