Gibraltar Industries Company Profile (NASDAQ:ROCK)

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

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

Gibraltar Industries issued an update on its FY17 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 27th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.57-1.70 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share 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 1-year 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)

Some companies that are related to Gibraltar Industries include Grupo Simec SAB de CV (SIM), Mechel PAO (MTL), SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. (SXCP), SunCoke Energy (SXC), Dynamic Materials Corp. (BOOM), Olympic Steel (ZEUS), L.B. Foster Company (FSTR), Northwest Pipe Company (NWPX), Synalloy Corporation (SYNL) and Bushveld Minerals Limited (BMN).

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., Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Teachers Advisors LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Ameriprise Financial Inc., TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC, Royce & Associates LP and Prudential Financial Inc.. 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 $29.85.