Fletcher Building (FRCEF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Fletcher Building Limited is a New Zealand-based company involved in the manufacture, distribution and installation of building and construction products. Its businesses serve residential, commercial and infrastructure markets, supplying materials used in new construction, renovation and maintenance projects.

The company’s product portfolio includes cement and concrete products, plasterboard, roofing, insulation, timber and engineered wood products, pipes, laminates, wall coverings and other interior building materials. Fletcher Building also operates building-supply and plumbing distribution businesses that provide products and services to trade customers, contractors and do-it-yourself consumers.

Fletcher Building serves customers primarily in New Zealand and Australia through a portfolio of manufacturing, distribution and construction-related operations. The company traces its origins to 1909 and has developed into one of the region’s major building-materials and construction groups, with well-known businesses including Firth, PlaceMakers, Mico, Laminex New Zealand and Winstone Wallboards.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.10 to $2.10
• 50-Day Range: $2.10 to $2.10
• 52-Week Range: $1.63 to $2.19
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 1,250 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 4.27
• Dividend Yield: 4.65%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Fletcher Building Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Fletcher Building scored higher than 17% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Fletcher Building has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Fletcher Building has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Fletcher Building is 4.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Fletcher Building is 4.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.51.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Fletcher Building has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Fletcher Building has recently decreased by 17.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Fletcher Building is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.65%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Fletcher Building does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: N/A
• News Sentiment: N/A

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Fletcher Building insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

23.83% of the stock of Fletcher Building is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Construction Materials
• Sub-Industry: Construction Materials
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:FRCEF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: fletcherbuilding.com
• Phone: (649) 488-8777
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 9,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A