In the past week, BLDR stock has gone down by -7.86%, with a monthly gain of 1.97% and a quarterly plunge of -16.26%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.00%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.08% for Builders Firstsource Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -8.61% for BLDR stock, with a simple moving average of -10.67% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Builders Firstsource Inc (NYSE: BLDR) Right Now?
Builders Firstsource Inc (NYSE: BLDR) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 14.60x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.17. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BLDR is 112.39M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.58% of that float. On February 12, 2025, the average trading volume of BLDR was 1.40M shares.
BLDR) stock’s latest price update
Builders Firstsource Inc (NYSE: BLDR)’s stock price has plunge by -4.36relation to previous closing price of 156.16. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -7.86% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-12 that Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock’s price, do they really matter?
Analysts’ Opinion of BLDR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BLDR stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for BLDR by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for BLDR in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $180 based on the research report published on January 17, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BLDR reach a price target of $175. The rating they have provided for BLDR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 08th, 2025.
UBS gave a rating of “Buy” to BLDR, setting the target price at $232 in the report published on October 25th of the previous year.
BLDR Trading at -6.84% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BLDR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -30.44% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.08%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.00%, as shares sank -3.64% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -19.55% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BLDR fell by -8.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -19.77% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $163.38. In addition, Builders Firstsource Inc saw 4.49% 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 BLDR starting from Beckmann Pete, who sale 2,889 shares at the price of $178.28 back on Nov 15 ’24. After this action, Beckmann Pete now owns 38,598 shares of Builders Firstsource Inc, valued at $515,051 using the latest closing price.
Beckmann Jami, the Former Affiliate of Builders Firstsource Inc, proposed sale 2,889 shares at $178.28 during a trade that took place back on Nov 15 ’24, which means that Beckmann Jami is holding shares at $515,064 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BLDR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.34 for the gross margin
The net margin for Builders Firstsource Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.2. Equity return is now at value 27.44, with 11.45 for asset returns.
Based on Builders Firstsource Inc (BLDR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.49 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.49. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.98. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.85.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.73 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.71. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.27. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.13for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.54. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.77.
Conclusion
To sum up, Builders Firstsource Inc (BLDR) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
