Gibraltar Industries Company Profile (NASDAQ:ROCK)

Gibraltar Industries trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ROCK."

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROCK) announced its earnings results on Thursday, July, 27th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $247.63 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $251.97 million. Gibraltar Industries had a net margin of 2.38% and a return on equity of 10.14%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.51 EPS. View Gibraltar Industries' Earnings History.

Gibraltar Industries updated its FY17 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 27th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.57-1.70 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.63. The company issued revenue guidance of $970-980 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $974.57 million.Gibraltar Industries also updated its Q3 guidance to $0.58-0.65 EPS.

2 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Gibraltar Industries' stock. Their forecasts range from $19.00 to $50.00. On average, they expect Gibraltar Industries' stock price to reach $34.50 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Gibraltar Industries.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Gibraltar Industries stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "In the last one month, Gibraltar Industries' shares have outperformed the Zacks categorized Building & Construction Products Miscellaneous industry. The company intends to fortify its business on the back of unique innovations, ongoing 80/20 simplification process and new acquisitions. However, headwinds such as tepid end-market conditions, input price inflation, weaker volumes and backlogs are expected to hurt Gibraltar Industries' results in the upcoming quarters. For 2017, the company trimmed its earnings guidance to the $1.57-$1.70 per share range. Revenue is predicted to lie within the $970-$980 million range, down 2-3% year over year. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the stock remained unchanged for both 2017 and 2018." (7/11/2017)
• 2. Wedbush analysts commented, "With participation in current markets with long-term growth prospects and continued tailwinds from leveraging the next leg of 80/20, we believe management of Gibraltar Industries (ROCK) can deliver on its strategic mid-term plan to increase margins and improve return on invested capital from operational improvements, mix and portfolio management. We remain confident ROCK can use free cash flow generation to fund organic growth investments and cash on the balance sheet and borrowing capacity to complete strategic acquisitions (niche and a new platform) as well as enter new markets with innovative technology. We reiterate our OUTPERFORM rating on shares of ROCK." (3/13/2017)

Gibraltar Industries saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,634,112 shares, an increase of 94.7% from the July 14th total of 1,353,088 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 435,182 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.1 days. Approximately 8.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Some companies that are related to Gibraltar Industries include Meritage Corporation (MTH), AAON (AAON), M.D.C. Holdings (MDC), Universal Forest Products (UFPI), Primoris Services Corporation (PRIM), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), U S Concrete (USCR), Tutor Perini Corporation (TPC), NCI Building Systems (NCS), Patrick Industries (PATK), Cavco Industries (CVCO), Boise Cascade, L.L.C. (BCC), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), Winnebago Industries (WGO), Ply Gem Holdings (PGEM), Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (CBI), Caesarstone (CSTE) and Argan (AGX).

Gibraltar Industries' management team includes the folowing people:

• William P. Montague, Chairman of the Board, Independent Director
• Frank G. Heard, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Director
• Timothy F. Murphy, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
• Cherri L. Syvrud, Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Organizational Development
• Jeffrey J. Watorek, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary
• Sharon M. Brady, Independent Director
• Craig A. Hindman, Independent Director
• Vinod M. Khilnani, Independent Director
• James B. Nish, Independent Director

Gibraltar Industries' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.85%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.55%), Vanguard Group Inc. (5.55%), Aberdeen Asset Management PLC UK (5.49%), Franklin Resources Inc. (4.86%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (4.22%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Gibraltar Industries.

Gibraltar Industries' stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., Teachers Advisors LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Ameriprise Financial Inc., TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC, Royce & Associates LP, Prudential Financial Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Gibraltar Industries.

Gibraltar Industries' stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Pzena Investment Management LLC, Westwood Holdings Group Inc., Aberdeen Asset Management PLC UK, FMR LLC, HCSF Management LLC, Marshall Wace North America L.P., PDT Partners LLC and Epoch Investment Partners Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Gibraltar Industries.

Shares of Gibraltar Industries can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Gibraltar Industries stock can currently be purchased for approximately $26.95.