The stock price of Builders Firstsource Inc (NYSE: BLDR) has jumped by 4.39 compared to previous close of 125.61. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.65% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-01 that Builders FirstSource (BLDR) concluded the recent trading session at $125.61, signifying a +0.54% move from its prior day’s close.
Is It Worth Investing in Builders Firstsource Inc (NYSE: BLDR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Builders Firstsource Inc (NYSE: BLDR) is above average at 14.50x. The 36-month beta value for BLDR is also noteworthy at 1.79. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for BLDR is 111.07M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.44% of that float. The average trading volume of BLDR on April 03, 2025 was 1.68M shares.
BLDR’s Market Performance
The stock of Builders Firstsource Inc (BLDR) has seen a 1.65% increase in the past week, with a 0.56% rise in the past month, and a -8.54% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.98%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.53% for BLDR.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.72% for BLDR’s stock, with a -18.94% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BLDR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BLDR stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for BLDR by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for BLDR in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $151 based on the research report published on April 01, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Raymond James, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BLDR reach a price target of $180. The rating they have provided for BLDR stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 17th, 2025.
Stifel gave a rating of “Buy” to BLDR, setting the target price at $175 in the report published on January 08th of the current year.
BLDR Trading at -8.62% 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 -37.56% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.53%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.98%, as shares sank -1.93% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -21.10% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BLDR rose by +1.65%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -13.25% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $128.90. In addition, Builders Firstsource Inc saw -8.26% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BLDR starting from Rush David E, who sale 18,000 shares at the price of $140.82 back on Feb 27 ’25. After this action, Rush David E now owns 123,331 shares of Builders Firstsource Inc, valued at $2,534,760 using the latest closing price.
Rush David E, the Director of Builders Firstsource Inc, proposed sale 18,000 shares at $140.82 during a trade that took place back on Feb 27 ’25, which means that Rush David E is holding shares at $2,534,720 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BLDR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Builders Firstsource Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.18. Equity return is now at value 23.88, with 9.99 for asset returns.
Based on Builders Firstsource Inc (BLDR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.13 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.96. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.15. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.68.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.6 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.94. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.89for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.55. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.77.
Conclusion
In summary, Builders Firstsource Inc (BLDR) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
