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After finishing at $145.08 in the prior trading day, Builders Firstsource Inc (NYSE: BLDR) closed at $143.37, down -1.18%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.67 million shares were traded. BLDR stock price reached its highest trading level at $144.4 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $141.03.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BLDR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 49.24 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.34. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.16 and its Current Ratio is at 1.77. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.98 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.95.
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, UBS on October 25, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $232.
On October 10, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $225.
Truist Upgraded its Hold to Buy on September 16, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $165 to $220.
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 Nov 15 ’24 when Beckmann Pete sold 2,889 shares for $178.28 per share. The transaction valued at 515,051 led to the insider holds 38,598 shares of the business.
Beckmann Jami bought 2,889 shares of BLDR for $515,064 on Nov 15 ’24. On Nov 07 ’24, another insider, CHRISTOPHE CLEVELAND A, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $178.41 each. As a result, the insider received 1,784,100 and left with 33,083 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BLDR now has a Market Capitalization of 16499735552 and an Enterprise Value of 20508966912. As of this moment, Builders’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.51. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 90.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.226 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.73.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, BLDR has reached a high of $214.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $130.75. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.99%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.28M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1822470 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 115.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 112.63M. Insiders hold about 2.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.29% stake in the company. Shares short for BLDR as of 1734048000 were 2592138 with a Short Ratio of 2.03, compared to 1731628800 on 2278365. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2592138 and a Short% of Float of 3.0299999.
