Gibraltar Industries, Inc. $ROCK Shares Bought by Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH

Key Points

• Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH raised its stake in Gibraltar by 425% in Q4 to 41,036 shares (about 0.14% ownership) worth roughly $2.05 million.
• Insiders purchased 19,444 shares (CEO William Bosway bought 4,500 at $38.29; Director James Metcalf bought 12,444 at $40.35), totaling about $775,070 and lifting insider ownership to 0.90%.
• Gibraltar beat quarterly expectations with $0.76 EPS (vs. $0.74) and $268.7M revenue, and set FY2026 guidance of 3.65–4.05 EPS (consensus ~3.77), while the stock trades near $39 with a $1.16B market cap.

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH raised its stake in Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROCK - Free Report) by 425.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 41,036 shares of the construction company's stock after purchasing an additional 33,220 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned about 0.14% of Gibraltar Industries worth $2,049,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Gibraltar Industries by 16.8% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,348 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Gibraltar Industries by 73.0% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 481 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares during the last quarter. Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Gibraltar Industries by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 19,330 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $956,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its stake in shares of Gibraltar Industries by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 16,702 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $825,000 after acquiring an additional 267 shares during the period. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Gibraltar Industries by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 28,132 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $1,660,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.39% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Zacks Research raised shares of Gibraltar Industries from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO William T. Bosway acquired 4,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $38.29 per share, for a total transaction of $172,305.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 228,085 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,733,374.65. This represents a 2.01% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director James S. Metcalf acquired 12,444 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $40.35 per share, for a total transaction of $502,115.40. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 15,500 shares in the company, valued at $625,425. This represents a 407.20% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders acquired a total of 19,444 shares of company stock worth $775,070 in the last quarter. 0.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Gibraltar Industries Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of ROCK stock opened at $39.20 on Friday. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $41.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $50.15. Gibraltar Industries, Inc. has a 52 week low of $37.30 and a 52 week high of $75.08. The company has a market cap of $1.16 billion, a PE ratio of -26.13, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.26.

Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The construction company reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.02. Gibraltar Industries had a negative net margin of 3.76% and a positive return on equity of 12.05%. The business had revenue of $268.69 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $265.13 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.01 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Gibraltar Industries has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.650-4.050 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Gibraltar Industries, Inc. will post 3.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Gibraltar Industries

Gibraltar Industries, Inc NASDAQ: ROCK is a leading manufacturer of building products and infrastructure solutions for the residential, commercial, industrial and utility markets. The company designs, engineers and markets a broad portfolio of highly engineered products to reinforce structures, improve energy efficiency and enhance safety and durability. Gibraltar's Building Products segment includes metal roofing, siding, ventilation and structural support systems for homes and light commercial facilities, while its Infrastructure Solutions segment supplies transmission and distribution hardware, storm response equipment and renewable energy supports to utility and civil markets.

In the Building Products segment, Gibraltar offers metal and composite solutions such as roof and siding panels, deck and solar shading supports, chimney and venting systems, railings and fencing.

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