NASDAQ:UFPI - Universal Forest Products Stock Price, Price Target & More

Universal Forest Products trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "UFPI."

Universal Forest Products announced a semiannual dividend on Friday, April 20th. Investors of record on Friday, June 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Friday, June 15th. This represents a yield of 1.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 31st. This is a positive change from Universal Forest Products's previous semiannual dividend of $0.17. View Universal Forest Products' Dividend History.

Universal Forest Products's stock split before market open on Wednesday, November 15th 2017. The 3-1 split was announced on Wednesday, October 18th 2017. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Tuesday, November 14th 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of Universal Forest Products stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split.

Universal Forest Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFPI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 18th. The construction company reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.03. The construction company had revenue of $993.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $914.75 million. Universal Forest Products had a return on equity of 12.44% and a net margin of 3.21%. Universal Forest Products's revenue was up 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.03 earnings per share. View Universal Forest Products' Earnings History.

Universal Forest Products is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 18th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Universal Forest Products.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Universal Forest Products' stock. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $37.00. On average, they anticipate Universal Forest Products' stock price to reach $37.00 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Universal Forest Products.

Universal Forest Products saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 808,211 shares, an increase of 40.6% from the April 30th total of 574,958 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 273,455 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.0 days. Approximately 1.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

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News headlines about UFPI stock have been trending somewhat negative this week, Accern reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Universal Forest Products earned a media sentiment score of -0.02 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the construction company an impact score of 40.10 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Universal Forest Products' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (15.66%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.43%), Allianz Asset Management GmbH (1.86%), Allianz Asset Management GmbH (1.86%), Northern Trust Corp (1.82%) and Prudential Financial Inc. (1.81%). Company insiders that own Universal Forest Products stock include Allen T Peters, Charles Scott Greene, Jonathan E West, Mary E Tuuk, Matthew J Missad, Michael F Mordell, Michael G Wooldridge, Michael R Cole, Patrick M Benton, Patrick M Webster and Robert D Coleman. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Universal Forest Products.

UFPI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Franklin Resources Inc., BlackRock Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Victory Capital Management Inc., Covalent Partners LLC, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Allianz Asset Management GmbH and Allianz Asset Management GmbH. Company insiders that have sold Universal Forest Products company stock in the last year include Allen T Peters, Charles Scott Greene, Jonathan E West, Matthew J Missad, Michael R Cole, Patrick M Webster and Robert D Coleman. View Insider Buying and Selling for Universal Forest Products.

UFPI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Westwood Holdings Group Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Gendell Jeffrey L, Millennium Management LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. and Highbridge Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Universal Forest Products stock in the last two years include Mary E Tuuk and Michael G Wooldridge. View Insider Buying and Selling for Universal Forest Products.

Shares of UFPI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of UFPI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $37.93.

Universal Forest Products has a market capitalization of $2.31 billion and generates $3.94 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $119.51 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.84 on an earnings per share basis. Universal Forest Products employs 10,000 workers across the globe.

Universal Forest Products' mailing address is 2801 East Beltline NE, Grand Rapids MI, 49525. The construction company can be reached via phone at 616-364-6161.