NASDAQ:UFPI - Universal Forest Products Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Universal Forest Products declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 17th. Shareholders of record on Saturday, December 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Saturday, December 15th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.56%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 29th. View Universal Forest Products' Dividend History.

Shares of Universal Forest Products split before market open on Wednesday, November 15th 2017. The 3-1 split was announced on Wednesday, October 18th 2017. The newly minted shares were distributed 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) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 16th. The construction company reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.07. The construction company had revenue of $1.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. Universal Forest Products had a net margin of 3.34% and a return on equity of 13.35%. The firm's revenue was up 14.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.55 earnings per share. View Universal Forest Products' Earnings History.

Universal Forest Products is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 28th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Universal Forest Products.

2 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Universal Forest Products' shares. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $47.00. On average, they anticipate Universal Forest Products' share price to reach $42.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 49.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Universal Forest Products.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Universal Forest Products in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Universal Forest Products.

Media stories about UFPI stock have been trending very positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Universal Forest Products earned a media sentiment score of 3.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the construction company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

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Universal Forest Products' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (18.00%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.23%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.05%), Allianz Asset Management GmbH (1.48%), PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (1.44%) and Prudential Financial Inc. (1.41%). 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 SG Capital Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Panagora Asset Management Inc., Hsbc Holdings PLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Fisher Asset Management LLC. 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, Patrick M Benton, 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 Victory Capital Management Inc., BlackRock Inc., Pictet Asset Management Ltd., FMR LLC, Man Group plc, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System and Quantbot Technologies LP. 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 $28.10.

Universal Forest Products has a market capitalization of $1.75 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.

The official website for Universal Forest Products is http://www.ufpi.com.

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.