Boothbay Fund Management LLC reduced its stake in Builders FirstSource, Inc. (NYSE:BLDR - Free Report) by 51.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,437 shares of the company's stock after selling 17,695 shares during the period. Boothbay Fund Management LLC's holdings in Builders FirstSource were worth $2,349,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Builders FirstSource during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Builders FirstSource in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Avion Wealth lifted its stake in shares of Builders FirstSource by 728.6% in the 4th quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 348 shares of the company's stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 306 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. lifted its stake in shares of Builders FirstSource by 91.2% in the 4th quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 497 shares of the company's stock valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Builders FirstSource by 34.9% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 518 shares of the company's stock worth $74,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. 95.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on BLDR shares. Benchmark lowered their price target on Builders FirstSource from $200.00 to $170.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 21st. Loop Capital cut their price objective on shares of Builders FirstSource from $190.00 to $170.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of Builders FirstSource from $200.00 to $180.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Builders FirstSource from $220.00 to $180.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on shares of Builders FirstSource in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. They set a "buy" rating and a $151.00 target price on the stock. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $185.21.
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Builders FirstSource Stock Down 0.8 %
NYSE BLDR traded down $0.96 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $119.28. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,975,065 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,688,480. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.57 billion, a PE ratio of 13.17, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.99. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $125.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $152.58. Builders FirstSource, Inc. has a 1-year low of $110.84 and a 1-year high of $203.14.
Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $2.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.18 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $3.82 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.90 billion. Builders FirstSource had a net margin of 6.57% and a return on equity of 30.54%. On average, research analysts forecast that Builders FirstSource, Inc. will post 11.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Builders FirstSource Profile
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Builders FirstSource, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies building materials, manufactured components, and construction services to professional homebuilders, sub-contractors, remodelers, and consumers in the United States. It offers lumber and lumber sheet goods comprising dimensional lumber, plywood, and oriented strand board products that are used in on-site house framing; manufactured products, such as wood floor and roof trusses, floor trusses, wall panels, stairs, and engineered wood products; and windows, and interior and exterior door units, as well as interior trims and custom products comprising intricate mouldings, stair parts, and columns under the Synboard brand name.
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