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GMS vs. UFPI, BCC, BLD, BLDR, EXP, IBP, OC, SSD, TMHC, and TOL

Should 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

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.

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%

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.

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.

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 Ratio
GMS$5.51B0.76$115.47M$2.8938.11
UFP Industries$6.65B0.95$414.56M$6.1117.11

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

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)
2.00
UFP Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Summary

UFP Industries beats GMS on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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GMS vs. The Competition

MetricGMSBLDG PRD IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.19B$12.07B$26.33B$20.67B
Dividend YieldN/A2.58%175.55%3.72%
P/E Ratio38.1185.7129.6927.48
Price / Sales0.761.652.8557.77
Price / Cash10.2414.5217.0617.84
Price / Book2.984.065.714.60
Net Income$115.47M$374.68M$872.31M$991.76M
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GMS
GMS
3.0062 of 5 stars
$110.04
0.0%
$101.11
-8.1%
+25.5%$4.19B$5.51B38.087,113
UFPI
UFP Industries
4.7044 of 5 stars
$102.77
-2.8%
$143.00
+39.1%
-11.0%$6.21B$6.65B16.8215,000
BCC
Boise Cascade
4.7872 of 5 stars
$90.02
-3.4%
$125.00
+38.9%
-28.5%$3.39B$6.72B11.247,560
BLD
TopBuild
4.144 of 5 stars
$343.00
-1.3%
$380.22
+10.9%
-13.2%$9.81B$5.33B17.3513,984Positive News
BLDR
Builders FirstSource
4.6167 of 5 stars
$124.98
-1.8%
$163.11
+30.5%
-14.0%$13.81B$16.40B16.0229,000
EXP
Eagle Materials
4.6205 of 5 stars
$211.99
-1.0%
$254.44
+20.0%
-3.8%$6.92B$2.26B15.412,500News Coverage
Positive News
IBP
Installed Building Products
3.6208 of 5 stars
$191.57
-1.5%
$212.45
+10.9%
-13.7%$5.29B$2.94B21.8410,800Positive News
OC
Owens Corning
4.8218 of 5 stars
$142.38
-2.0%
$183.80
+29.1%
-18.6%$12.11B$11.49B50.1325,000Positive News
SSD
Simpson Manufacturing
3.6547 of 5 stars
$159.40
-2.3%
$188.50
+18.3%
-9.2%$6.67B$2.23B20.765,872News Coverage
Positive News
TMHC
Taylor Morrison Home
3.5711 of 5 stars
$62.51
-1.5%
$76.88
+23.0%
+5.8%$6.27B$8.17B7.273,000Positive News
TOL
Toll Brothers
4.8662 of 5 stars
$116.30
-1.3%
$141.46
+21.6%
-3.0%$11.42B$10.85B8.634,900

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This page (NYSE:GMS) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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