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 Friday, May, 5th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $206.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $209.88 million. Gibraltar Industries had a return on equity of 11.20% and a net margin of 3.56%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.32 EPS. View Gibraltar Industries' Earnings History.

Gibraltar Industries updated its FY17 earnings guidance on Friday, May, 5th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.57-1.70 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.80. Gibraltar Industries also updated its Q2 guidance to $0.37-0.42 EPS.

2 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Gibraltar Industries' stock. Their predictions range from $19.00 to $50.00. On average, they anticipate 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, "Gibraltar Industries’ shares look overvalued and also underperformed the Zacks categorized Building & Construction Products Miscellaneous industry, over the last three months. Dismal conditions in the commodity & energy related markets, a stronger U.S. dollar or extensive industry rivalry might continue to hurt the company’s financials in the quarters ahead. Over the last 60 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the stock decreased for both 2017 and 2018." (5/15/2017)
• 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 drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 28th, there was short interest totalling 1,278,148 shares, a drop of 7.9% from the April 13th total of 1,388,222 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 214,084 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 6.0 days.

Some companies that are related to Gibraltar Industries include AK Steel Holding (AKS), Mechel PAO (MTL), Timkensteel Corp (TMST), Schnitzer Steel Industries (SCHN), Ryerson Holding Corp (RYI), Olympic Steel (ZEUS), Northwest Pipe Company (NWPX), Universal Stainless & Alloy Products (USAP), Synalloy (SYNL) and China Gerui Adv Mtals Grp Ltd (CHOP).

Gibraltar Industries' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.97%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.62%), Vanguard Group Inc. (6.95%), Meridian Management Co. (5.45%), Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (4.82%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (4.20%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Gibraltar Industries.

Gibraltar Industries' stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AQR Capital Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Driehaus Capital Management LLC, Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings LLC., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Morgan Stanley, Renaissance Technologies LLC and Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Gibraltar Industries.

Gibraltar Industries' stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Meridian Management Co., Vanguard Group Inc., Aberdeen Asset Management PLC UK, Meritage Portfolio Management, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., IronBridge Capital Management LP and Cortina Asset Management LLC. 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 $31.55.