Q1 2025 Earnings Forecast for UFP Industries, Inc. Issued By Zacks Research (NASDAQ:UFPI)

UFP Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFPI) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for UFP Industries in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 20th. Zacks Research analyst A. Gupta now expects that the construction company will earn $1.81 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.92. The consensus estimate for UFP Industries’ current full-year earnings is $7.30 per share.

UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 30th. The construction company reported $2.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.03 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.87 billion. UFP Industries had a return on equity of 15.86% and a net margin of 7.02%. UFP Industries’s revenue was down 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.36 earnings per share.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on UFPI. Benchmark upped their target price on UFP Industries from $133.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on UFP Industries from $125.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. StockNews.com lowered UFP Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 5th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on UFP Industries from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Finally, Wedbush reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $120.00 target price (up previously from $102.00) on shares of UFP Industries in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, UFP Industries presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $132.60.

UFP Industries Stock Up 4.9 %

UFP Industries stock opened at $125.02 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 3.18 and a current ratio of 4.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.55 and a beta of 1.40. UFP Industries has a fifty-two week low of $90.62 and a fifty-two week high of $136.93. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $117.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $117.03.

Institutional Trading of UFP Industries

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in UFPI. CWM LLC boosted its stake in UFP Industries by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 7,169 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $900,000 after buying an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. Duality Advisers LP purchased a new position in shares of UFP Industries in the 4th quarter worth about $319,000. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new position in shares of UFP Industries in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. raised its holdings in shares of UFP Industries by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. now owns 51,185 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $6,426,000 after purchasing an additional 576 shares during the period. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in shares of UFP Industries by 26.4% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 17,906 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $2,248,000 after purchasing an additional 3,739 shares during the period. 81.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at UFP Industries

In related news, insider Patrick M. Benton sold 11,725 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.27, for a total transaction of $1,351,540.75. Following the sale, the insider now owns 97,729 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,265,221.83. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 2.58% of the company’s stock.

UFP Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 16th. Investors of record on Monday, September 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.33 per share. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.06%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 30th. UFP Industries’s payout ratio is currently 16.42%.

About UFP Industries

UFP Industries, Inc, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets wood and non-wood composites, and other materials in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. It operates through Retail, Packaging, and Construction segments. The Retail segment offers treated lumber products, including decking, fencing, lattice, and other products; pressure-treated and fire-retardant products used primarily for outdoor decking environments; and lawn and garden products, consisting of wood and vinyl fencing options, garden beds and planters, pergolas, picnic tables, and other landscaping products.