Thinking of Investing in BLDR? What Our Analysts Know.

By Naomi Wentworth • Wednesday, December 20 10:58 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Builders FirstSource has moved 0.9% so far today on a volume of 203,062, compared to its average of 2,027,247. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Builders FirstSource trades -2.35% away from its average analyst target price of $170.13 per share. The 16 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $137.0 to $200.0, and on average have given Builders FirstSource a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in BLDR, you'll want to know the following:

Builders FirstSource's current price is 3.3% above its Graham number of $160.78, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Builders FirstSource has moved 148.9% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 22.9%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 11.94, Builders FirstSource has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.9 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
BLDR has a forward P/E ratio of 13.9 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $11.98 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -0.98 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Builders FirstSource is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 4.48 compared to its sector average of 4.24
Builders FirstSource, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies building materials, manufactured components, and construction services to professional homebuilders, sub-contractors, remodelers, and consumers in the United States.
Based in Irving, the company has 29,000 full time employees and a market cap of $20.49 Billion.

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