Builders Firstsource Inc [NYSE: BLDR] traded at a high on Wednesday, posting a 4.73 gain after which it closed the day’ session at $161.54.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 3692639 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Builders Firstsource Inc stands at 4.02% while the volatility over the past one month is 3.32%.
The market cap for BLDR stock reached $18.59 billion, with 115.56 million shares outstanding and 112.63 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 1.35M shares, BLDR reached a trading volume of 3692639 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Builders Firstsource Inc [BLDR]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for BLDR shares is $205.22 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on BLDR stock is a recommendation set at 1.58. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Stifel have made an estimate for Builders Firstsource Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on January 08, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, UBS raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on October 25, 2024, representing the official price target for Builders Firstsource Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $225, while Goldman analysts kept a Buy rating on BLDR stock. On September 16, 2024, analysts increased their price target for BLDR shares from 165 to 220.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Builders Firstsource Inc is set at 5.93, with the Price to Sales ratio for BLDR stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.11. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 4.20, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.85. Price to Free Cash Flow for BLDR in the course of the last twelve months was 10.74 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.16.
How has BLDR stock performed recently?
Builders Firstsource Inc [BLDR] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 12.71. With this latest performance, BLDR shares dropped by -5.36% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -2.36% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -3.49% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for BLDR stock in for the last two-week period is set at 57.78, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 68.21, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 52.04 for Builders Firstsource Inc [BLDR]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 166.29, while it was recorded at 149.14 for the last single week of trading, and 169.77 for the last 200 days.
Builders Firstsource Inc [BLDR]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Builders Firstsource Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.16 and a Current Ratio set at 1.77.
Earnings analysis for Builders Firstsource Inc [BLDR]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for BLDR. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Builders Firstsource Inc go to 0.15%.
Insider trade positions for Builders Firstsource Inc [BLDR]
There are presently around $98.81%, or 100.72%% of BLDR stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of BLDR stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 14.55 million shares, which is approximately 11.928%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 11.34 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.57 billion in BLDR stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$964.89 million in BLDR stock with ownership which is approximately 5.7155%.
