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Installed Building Products Inc (NYSE: IBP) closed the day trading at $194.58 down -0.47% from the previous closing price of $195.5. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.47 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.22 million shares were traded. IBP stock price reached its highest trading level at $196.85 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $191.97.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of IBP, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 17.99 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.64. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.31 and its Current Ratio is at 2.89. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.48 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.37.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Deutsche Bank on April 01, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $183.
On December 16, 2024, Evercore ISI Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Outperform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $238 to $206.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 16 ’25 when Miller Michael Thomas bought 2,750 shares for $165.27 per share. The transaction valued at 454,481 led to the insider holds 26,314 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, IBP now has a Market Capitalization of 5373404672 and an Enterprise Value of 5627873792. As of this moment, Installed’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.81. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 50.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.919 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.848.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for IBP is 1.73, which has changed by -0.0251503 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, IBP has reached a high of $278.21, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $150.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 15.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.30%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, IBP traded about 437.46K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, IBP traded about 453610 shares per day. A total of 27.61M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 23.20M. Insiders hold about 15.98% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.87% stake in the company. Shares short for IBP as of 1749772800 were 2733498 with a Short Ratio of 6.25, compared to 1747267200 on 2486772. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2733498 and a Short% of Float of 14.37.
Dividends & Splits
IBP’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.43, up from 1.42 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0072634267
