Fletcher Building (FRCEF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Fletcher Building Limited is a New Zealand-based company that manufactures, distributes and installs products used in residential, commercial and infrastructure construction. Its operations cover building materials, construction services, building-product distribution and residential development.

The company supplies products including plasterboard, concrete, pipes, insulation, laminates, engineered wood products and other materials used in construction and renovation. Its brands and businesses have included PlaceMakers, Winstone Wallboards, Firth, Laminex and Iplex, although its portfolio has changed over time.

Founded in New Zealand in 1909 by Sir James Fletcher, Fletcher Building has developed into a major trans-Tasman building-products and construction group. It serves customers primarily in New Zealand and Australia through manufacturing facilities, distribution networks, retail outlets and construction operations.

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 20% 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 38.93.

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 25.83.

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 20.68%, 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: 14,900
• 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