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Neutral2147.7%
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Builders FirstSource, Inc. · BLDR · FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2024
Builders FirstSource Holds Guidance as Services and Productivity Offset Housing Softness
The quarter supports a measured version of the growth thesis: resilient demand in value-added products, install services and digital tools, plus productivity savings and acquisitions, helped offset housing softness. The evidence is constructive but not conclusive because demand remains weak, digital monetization is below its original 2024 target, and margin performance remains exposed to commodities and mix.
Reported Before market openNYSEBasic Materials
$6.12B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$3.07
Consensus $2.98
EPS surprise
+3.0%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$4.23B
Consensus $3.93B
Revenue surprise
+7.8%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+5.0%
Event window
SPY move
+1.2%
Same window
Abnormal move
+3.8%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.9×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-2.1%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did BLDR rise 5.0% after beating EPS estimates in FY2024 Q3?What changed in BLDR's guidance and outlook in FY2024 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for BLDR after FY2024 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
Management maintained FY2024 guidance and highlighted resilient gross margins, install-services growth and productivity savings. The analysis also records a lower 2024 digital incremental-sales expectation, six Q3 tuck-in acquisitions, and an estimated $40 million sales impact from Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Guidance delta
Management maintained FY2024 net-sales guidance of $16.25-$16.55 billion and reiterated long-term targets for a 30%-33% gross margin and $1 billion of incremental digital sales by 2026.
Key takeaways
- Q3 showed resilient gross margins near 33% despite soft single-family and multifamily markets.
- Install-services sales grew 11% year over year and supported the margin profile.
- Productivity initiatives contributed $27 million of Q3 savings and $104 million year to date.
- Digital adoption is progressing, but 2024 incremental-sales expectations were reduced to $110 million from an original $200 million target.
- Six Q3 tuck-in acquisitions expanded product capabilities and geographic reach.
Management priorities
- Expand value-added products and higher-margin offerings.
- Scale digital ordering tools toward the $1 billion incremental-sales goal by 2026.
- Grow install services and related cross-selling.
- Continue productivity initiatives and ERP conversion.
- Pursue targeted acquisitions and disciplined capital allocation.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$56.85Current
$55Low
$105.36Average
$230High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 25, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 8, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Oct 7, 2026 |
| StoneX | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 1, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 13, 2026 |
| DA Davidson | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 1, 2026 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Apr 27, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Zelman & Assoc | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Wedbush | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 2, 2025 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 14, 2025 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | Feb 21, 2025 |
| B. Riley Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 12, 2023 |
| BTIG | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Zelman | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Jul 8, 2021 |
| B. Riley FBR | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Aug 3, 2020 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | Outperform | Downgrade | Jun 5, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 16, 2020 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 7, 2019 |
| Buckingham | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 9, 2018 |
| MKM Partners | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 28, 2018 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 10, 2017 |
| B. Riley | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 10, 2017 |
| Seaport Global | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 22, 2016 |
| FBR Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 8, 2015 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 15, 2015 |
| Gabelli & Co. | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Apr 28, 2014 |
| Imperial Capital | In Line | Outperform | Downgrade | Feb 24, 2014 |
| Williams Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 28, 2012 |
| Sidoti & Co. | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 20, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $56.85. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oppenheimer | Tyler Batory | $78 | $53.68 | +37.2% | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Sam Reid | $55 | $53.68 | -3.3% | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Keuth Hughes | $70 | $53.55 | +23.1% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Mike Dahl | $62 | $56.22 | +9.1% | Oct 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $55.07 | +49.5% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Andrew Carter | $65 | $56.76 | +14.3% | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $63 | $58.97 | +10.8% | Sep 11, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Ketan Mamtora | $80 | $75.86 | +40.7% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Kurt Yinger | $68 | $66.34 | +19.6% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $66 | $65.71 | +16.1% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $88 | $66.01 | +54.8% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $75 | $66.01 | +31.9% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Barclays | Matthew Bouley | $81 | $66.01 | +42.5% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $70.01 | +93.5% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $69.38 | +75.9% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Andrew Carter | $70 | $71.03 | +23.1% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $91 | $75.69 | +60.1% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $75.58 | +63.6% | May 5, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $81 | $75 | +42.5% | May 4, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $95 | $79.27 | +67.1% | May 1, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $78.97 | +102.3% | May 1, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $121 | $79.29 | +112.8% | May 1, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Jeffrey Hammond | $100 | $79.09 | +75.9% | May 1, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $79.09 | +75.9% | May 1, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $79.09 | +63.6% | May 1, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $90.05 | +75.9% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $125 | $114.63 | +119.9% | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Sam Reid | $120 | $128.42 | +111.1% | Feb 11, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $111 | $113.92 | +95.3% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $137 | $126.79 | +141.0% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $136 | $126.38 | +139.2% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Mike Dahl | $111 | $111.29 | +95.3% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $143 | $108.22 | +151.5% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $108.46 | +93.5% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $123 | $110.01 | +116.4% | Dec 8, 2025 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $113.69 | +102.3% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $166 | $111.69 | +192.0% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $113.38 | +137.5% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $124 | $111.69 | +118.1% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Vertical Research | Analyst unavailable | $109.41 | $122.54 | +92.5% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $121.25 | +155.1% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Wedbush | Jay McCanless | $145 | $140.17 | +155.1% | Sep 15, 2025 |
| D.A. Davidson | Kurt Yinger | $125 | $128.18 | +119.9% | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Tyler Batory | $155 | $135.12 | +172.6% | Jul 10, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Ketan Mamtora | $135 | $111.86 | +137.5% | May 5, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $130 | $114.13 | +128.7% | May 2, 2025 |
| B.Riley Financial | Alex Rygiel | $220 | $181.47 | +287.0% | Nov 6, 2024 |
| D.A. Davidson | Steven Chercover | $175 | $181.47 | +207.8% | Nov 6, 2024 |
| Barclays | Matthew Bouley | $211 | $196.73 | +271.2% | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Jeffrey Stevenson | $230 | $201.83 | +304.6% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Tyler Batory | $225 | $195.02 | +295.8% | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Keuth Hughes | $220 | $183.3 | +287.0% | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Jeffrey Stevenson | $190 | $155.73 | +234.2% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $190 | $155.73 | +234.2% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Tyler Batory | $230 | $167.49 | +304.6% | Jul 29, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Mike Dahl | $206 | $149.97 | +262.4% | Jun 6, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $185 | $162.69 | +225.4% | May 29, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Stanley Elliott | $217 | $162.62 | +281.7% | May 7, 2024 |
| Barclays | Matthew Bouley | $240 | $202.77 | +322.2% | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $69.16 | +58.3% | Jan 11, 2023 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $100 | $69.88 | +75.9% | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $72.11 | +49.5% | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Keith Hughes | $90 | $60.42 | +58.3% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Benchmark Co. | Reuben Garner | $125 | $76.48 | +119.9% | Dec 8, 2021 |
| Wedbush | Jay McCanless | $85 | $65.4 | +49.5% | Nov 4, 2021 |
| Stephens | Trey Grooms | $65 | $49.7 | +14.3% | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Stanley Elliott | $69 | $47.29 | +21.4% | Aug 6, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationBuilders FirstSource, Inc. engages in the supply and manufacture of building materials, manufactured components, and construction services to professional homebuilders, sub-contractors, remodelers, and consumers. Its products include factory-built roof and floor trusses, wall panels and stairs, vinyl windows, custom millwork and trim, and engineered wood. The company was founded by Kevin P. O'Meara, Donald F. McAleenan and John D. Roach in March 1998 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.
Historical context
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