NYSE:GMS GMS (GMS) Stock Price, News & Analysis $75.71 +0.12 (+0.16%) As of 05/15/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About GMS Stock (NYSE:GMS) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get GMS alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$74.96▼$76.0850-Day Range$66.59▼$77.4252-Week Range$65.77▼$105.54Volume364,153 shsAverage Volume415,616 shsMarket Capitalization$2.91 billionP/E Ratio13.92Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$80.50Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewGMS Inc. distributes wallboard, ceilings, steel framing and complementary construction products in the United States and Canada. The company offers ceilings products, including suspended mineral fibers, soft fibers, and metal ceiling systems primarily used in offices, hotels, hospitals, retail facilities, schools, and various other commercial and institutional buildings. It also provides steel framing products, such as steel tracks, studs, and various other steel products used to frame the interior walls of a commercial or institutional building, as well as ancillary products comprising tools, fasteners, insulation, EIFS and stucco, lumber and other wood products, ready-mix joint compound, and safety products. In addition, the company distributes a wallboard, ceilings, steel framing, and construction products, as well as commercial and residential building materials. It also operates through tool sales, rental, and service centers, as well as network of distribution centers. The company serves professional contractors and homebuilders. GMS Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Tucker, Georgia.Read More… GMS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks57th Percentile Overall ScoreGMS MarketRank™: GMS scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 133rd out of 213 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingGMS has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageGMS has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about GMS's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth13.50% Earnings GrowthEarnings for GMS are expected to grow by 13.50% in the coming year, from $7.26 to $8.24 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of GMS is 13.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.81.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of GMS is 13.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 25.16.Price to Book Value per Share RatioGMS has a P/B Ratio of 2.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about GMS's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted4.09% of the float of GMS has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverGMS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in GMS has recently increased by 3.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldGMS does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthGMS does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted4.09% of the float of GMS has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverGMS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in GMS has recently increased by 3.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media2.2 / 5News Sentiment0.91 News SentimentGMS has a news sentiment score of 0.91. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for GMS this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, GMS insiders have sold 258.65% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $255,500.00 in company stock and sold $916,340.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.90% of the stock of GMS is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions95.28% of the stock of GMS is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about GMS's insider trading history. Receive GMS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for GMS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address GMS Stock News Headlines7 breakfast shakes with 20 gms of proteinMay 16 at 6:32 AM | msn.comFormer UConn star named clear-cut favorite to win WNBA MVP, title in GM surveyMay 16 at 1:30 AM | msn.comTake a look at this picture ...A strange investment secret — discovered just a few short weeks before this image was taken — correctly predicted it all. Even crazier, this secret accurately called every major financial event in recent history … Now it's signaling something very scary is about to hit the market again …May 16, 2025 | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Caitlin Clark led WNBA in assists as rookie. 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The company earned $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.29 billion. GMS had a net margin of 3.92% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.67%. Read the conference call transcript. When did GMS IPO? GMS (GMS) raised $154 million in an IPO on Thursday, May 26th 2016. The company issued 7,000,000 shares at a price of $21.00-$23.00 per share. Barclays and Credit Suisse acted as the underwriters for the IPO and RBC Capital Markets, Baird, Wells Fargo Securities, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Raymond James and Stephens were co-managers. Who are GMS's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of GMS include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.00%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.61%), American Century Companies Inc. (4.32%) and T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (3.47%). Insiders that own company stock include Coliseum Capital Management, L, John C Turner Jr, Theron I Gilliam, George T Hendren, John J Gavin, Scott M Deakin, Craig D Apolinsky and William Forrest Bell. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of GMS? Shares of GMS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of GMS own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that GMS investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY). Company Calendar Last Earnings3/06/2025Today5/16/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)6/19/2025Fiscal Year End4/30/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Lumber & other construction materials Sub-IndustryWholesale Current SymbolNYSE:GMS CIK1600438 Webwww.gms.com Phone(800) 392-4619Fax770-491-9487Employees5,480Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$80.50 High Stock Price Target$95.00 Low Stock Price Target$65.00 Potential Upside/Downside+6.3%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.29 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.61 Trailing P/E Ratio13.92 Forward P/E Ratio10.43 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$276.08 million Net Margins3.92% Pretax Margin5.42% Return on Equity20.67% Return on Assets8.05% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.97 Current Ratio2.23 Quick Ratio1.44 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$5.59 billion Price / Sales0.52 Cash Flow$11.08 per share Price / Cash Flow6.83 Book Value$36.70 per share Price / Book2.06Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares38,389,000Free Float38,078,000Market Cap$2.91 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.66 Social Links The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth InvestorsWondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? 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