GMS (GMS) Competitors $110.04 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 10:54 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GMS vs. UFPI, BCC, BLD, BLDR, EXP, IBP, OC, SSD, TMHC, and TOLShould you be buying GMS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GMS include UFP Industries (UFPI), Boise Cascade (BCC), TopBuild (BLD), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Eagle Materials (EXP), Installed Building Products (IBP), Owens Corning (OC), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), and Toll Brothers (TOL). GMS vs. Its Competitors UFP Industries Boise Cascade TopBuild Builders FirstSource Eagle Materials Installed Building Products Owens Corning Simpson Manufacturing Taylor Morrison Home Toll Brothers GMS (NYSE:GMS) and UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership. Is GMS or UFPI more profitable? UFP Industries has a net margin of 5.64% compared to GMS's net margin of 2.09%. GMS's return on equity of 16.97% beat UFP Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GMS2.09% 16.97% 6.28% UFP Industries 5.64%11.78%9.06% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GMS or UFPI? 95.3% of GMS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of GMS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, GMS or UFPI? GMS has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GMS or UFPI? UFP Industries has higher revenue and earnings than GMS. UFP Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GMS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGMS$5.51B0.76$115.47M$2.8938.11UFP Industries$6.65B0.95$414.56M$6.1117.11 Does the media refer more to GMS or UFPI? In the previous week, GMS had 11 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for GMS and 5 mentions for UFP Industries. GMS's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat UFP Industries' score of 0.96 indicating that GMS is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment GMS 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive UFP Industries 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend GMS or UFPI? GMS currently has a consensus price target of $101.11, indicating a potential downside of 8.19%. UFP Industries has a consensus price target of $143.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.82%. Given UFP Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than GMS.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GMS 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00UFP Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 SummaryUFP Industries beats GMS on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get GMS News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GMS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GMS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GMS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGMSBLDG PRD IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.19B$12.07B$26.33B$20.67BDividend YieldN/A2.58%175.55%3.72%P/E Ratio38.1185.7129.6927.48Price / Sales0.761.652.8557.77Price / Cash10.2414.5217.0617.84Price / Book2.984.065.714.60Net Income$115.47M$374.68M$872.31M$991.76M7 Day Performance0.74%0.49%-0.17%0.20%1 Month Performance45.04%11.62%14.09%5.31%1 Year Performance25.54%0.47%22.12%9.58% GMS Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GMSGMS3.0062 of 5 stars$110.040.0%$101.11-8.1%+25.5%$4.19B$5.51B38.087,113UFPIUFP Industries4.7044 of 5 stars$102.77-2.8%$143.00+39.1%-11.0%$6.21B$6.65B16.8215,000BCCBoise Cascade4.7872 of 5 stars$90.02-3.4%$125.00+38.9%-28.5%$3.39B$6.72B11.247,560BLDTopBuild4.144 of 5 stars$343.00-1.3%$380.22+10.9%-13.2%$9.81B$5.33B17.3513,984Positive NewsBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.6167 of 5 stars$124.98-1.8%$163.11+30.5%-14.0%$13.81B$16.40B16.0229,000EXPEagle Materials4.6205 of 5 stars$211.99-1.0%$254.44+20.0%-3.8%$6.92B$2.26B15.412,500News CoveragePositive NewsIBPInstalled Building Products3.6208 of 5 stars$191.57-1.5%$212.45+10.9%-13.7%$5.29B$2.94B21.8410,800Positive NewsOCOwens Corning4.8218 of 5 stars$142.38-2.0%$183.80+29.1%-18.6%$12.11B$11.49B50.1325,000Positive NewsSSDSimpson Manufacturing3.6547 of 5 stars$159.40-2.3%$188.50+18.3%-9.2%$6.67B$2.23B20.765,872News CoveragePositive NewsTMHCTaylor Morrison Home3.5711 of 5 stars$62.51-1.5%$76.88+23.0%+5.8%$6.27B$8.17B7.273,000Positive NewsTOLToll Brothers4.8662 of 5 stars$116.30-1.3%$141.46+21.6%-3.0%$11.42B$10.85B8.634,900 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UFP Industries Competitors Boise Cascade Competitors TopBuild Competitors Builders FirstSource Competitors Eagle Materials Competitors Installed Building Products Competitors Owens Corning Competitors Simpson Manufacturing Competitors Taylor Morrison Home Competitors Toll Brothers Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GMS) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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