Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for GMS Inc.’s Q2 2025 Earnings (NYSE:GMS)

GMS Inc. (NYSE:GMS) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of GMS in a report issued on Friday, August 30th. DA Davidson analyst K. Yinger forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $2.25 for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $97.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for GMS’s current full-year earnings is $8.09 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for GMS’s FY2025 earnings at $7.78 EPS.

GMS (NYSE:GMS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 29th. The company reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.14 by ($0.21). The business had revenue of $1.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. GMS had a net margin of 4.45% and a return on equity of 22.02%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.40 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Truist Financial cut their price target on GMS from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. StockNews.com raised GMS from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 17th. Loop Capital cut their price objective on shares of GMS from $100.00 to $85.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, June 21st. Stephens decreased their target price on shares of GMS from $112.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 1st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on shares of GMS from $92.00 to $85.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, June 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $89.75.

GMS Trading Up 2.1 %

NYSE:GMS opened at $86.79 on Monday. GMS has a one year low of $56.58 and a one year high of $101.04. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $87.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is $91.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.90 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.40.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On GMS

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of GMS by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,482,066 shares of the company’s stock valued at $204,600,000 after acquiring an additional 14,005 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in GMS by 28.5% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,830,833 shares of the company’s stock worth $147,583,000 after purchasing an additional 406,406 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in GMS by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,474,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,885,000 after purchasing an additional 6,396 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its position in shares of GMS by 0.9% during the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,056,053 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,128,000 after acquiring an additional 9,516 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westwood Holdings Group Inc. grew its position in shares of GMS by 4.8% during the second quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 739,908 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,644,000 after purchasing an additional 34,205 shares in the last quarter. 95.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Craig D. Apolinsky sold 7,900 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.32, for a total value of $713,528.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 10,671 shares in the company, valued at approximately $963,804.72. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About GMS

GMS Inc distributes wallboard, ceilings, steel framing and complementary construction products in the United States and Canada. The company offers ceilings products, including suspended mineral fibers, soft fibers, and metal ceiling systems primarily used in offices, hotels, hospitals, retail facilities, schools, and various other commercial and institutional buildings.