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

Universal Forest Products shares split on Wednesday, November 15th 2017. The 3-1 split was announced on Wednesday, October 18th 2017. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes 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) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 18th. The construction company reported $0.45 earnings per share (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 analysts' expectations of $914.75 million. Universal Forest Products had a net margin of 3.21% and a return on equity of 12.44%. Universal Forest Products's quarterly revenue was up 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $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 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Universal Forest Products' shares. Their predictions range from $37.00 to $37.00. On average, they expect Universal Forest Products' share price to reach $37.00 in the next year. 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 trading volume of 273,455 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.0 days. Approximately 1.4% of the company's stock are short sold. View Universal Forest Products' Current Options Chain.

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Headlines about UFPI stock have trended positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Universal Forest Products earned a news sentiment score of 0.43 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the construction company an impact score of 48.26 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Universal Forest Products' stock is owned by a number of 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 acquired 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 $38.03.

Universal Forest Products has a market capitalization of $2.34 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.