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Neutral2147.7%
Bearish12.3%
Builders FirstSource, Inc. · BLDR · FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2025
BLDR: Resilience Holds, Housing and Margin Risks Remain
The supplied analysis supports a balanced view: value-added products, digital adoption, install services, productivity and acquisitions provide operating support, but housing softness and margin-sensitive inputs leave the case dependent on execution and market conditions.
Reported Before market openNYSEBasic Materials
$5.69B market cap
80quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
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Consensus $2.18
EPS surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
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Consensus $3.90B
Revenue surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-0.3%
Event window
SPY move
-0.4%
Same window
Abnormal move
+0.1%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.9×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-10.8%
Up to 20 sessions
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What drove BLDR's -0.3% move after FY2024 Q4 earnings?What changed in BLDR's guidance and outlook in FY2024 Q4?Give me the bull and bear case for BLDR after FY2024 Q4 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, management continued to emphasize the same value-added, digital, install-services and M&A growth drivers, while the latest analysis adds higher planned capex and an ERP rollout. The risk discussion remains centered on housing demand, affordability, rates, commodities, tariffs, labor policy and weather.
Guidance delta
Management maintained its 2025 guidance framework; the supplied analysis does not identify a revision versus the prior discussion.
Key takeaways
- Management highlighted value-added products, digital adoption, install services, acquisitions and productivity as growth drivers.
- The 2025 outlook assumes flat single-family activity and continued multifamily pressure, with adjusted EBITDA margin of 11.5%–13%.
- The latest analysis points to stronger capital investment and continued acquisition activity, while affordability, rates, commodities, tariffs and weather remain risks.
Management priorities
- Advance ERP implementation and digital-platform enhancements
- Invest in value-added capacity and install services
- Pursue strategic acquisitions and maintain disciplined share repurchases
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$52.85Previous close
$62Low
$109.79Average
$230High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 8, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Oct 7, 2026 |
| StoneX | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Sep 11, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | 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 |
| William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | May 6, 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 previous close $52.85. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Financial | Keuth Hughes | $70 | $53.55 | +32.5% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Mike Dahl | $62 | $56.22 | +17.3% | Oct 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $55.07 | +60.8% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Andrew Carter | $65 | $56.76 | +23.0% | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $63 | $58.97 | +19.2% | Sep 11, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Ketan Mamtora | $80 | $75.86 | +51.4% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Kurt Yinger | $68 | $66.34 | +28.7% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $66 | $65.71 | +24.9% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $88 | $66.01 | +66.5% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $75 | $66.01 | +41.9% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Barclays | Matthew Bouley | $81 | $66.01 | +53.3% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $70.01 | +108.1% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $69.38 | +89.2% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Andrew Carter | $70 | $71.03 | +32.5% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $91 | $75.69 | +72.2% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $75.58 | +76.0% | May 5, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $81 | $75 | +53.3% | May 4, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $95 | $79.27 | +79.8% | May 1, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $78.97 | +117.6% | May 1, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $121 | $79.29 | +128.9% | May 1, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Jeffrey Hammond | $100 | $79.09 | +89.2% | May 1, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $79.09 | +89.2% | May 1, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $79.09 | +76.0% | May 1, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $90.05 | +89.2% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $125 | $114.63 | +136.5% | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Sam Reid | $120 | $128.42 | +127.1% | Feb 11, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $111 | $113.92 | +110.0% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $137 | $126.79 | +159.2% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $136 | $126.38 | +157.3% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Mike Dahl | $111 | $111.29 | +110.0% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $143 | $108.22 | +170.6% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $108.46 | +108.1% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $123 | $110.01 | +132.7% | Dec 8, 2025 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $113.69 | +117.6% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $166 | $111.69 | +214.1% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $113.38 | +155.4% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $124 | $111.69 | +134.6% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Vertical Research | Analyst unavailable | $109.41 | $122.54 | +107.0% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $121.25 | +174.4% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Wedbush | Jay McCanless | $145 | $140.17 | +174.4% | Sep 15, 2025 |
| D.A. Davidson | Kurt Yinger | $125 | $128.18 | +136.5% | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Tyler Batory | $155 | $135.12 | +193.3% | Jul 10, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Ketan Mamtora | $135 | $111.86 | +155.4% | May 5, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $130 | $114.13 | +146.0% | May 2, 2025 |
| B.Riley Financial | Alex Rygiel | $220 | $181.47 | +316.3% | Nov 6, 2024 |
| D.A. Davidson | Steven Chercover | $175 | $181.47 | +231.1% | Nov 6, 2024 |
| Barclays | Matthew Bouley | $211 | $196.73 | +299.2% | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Jeffrey Stevenson | $230 | $201.83 | +335.2% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Tyler Batory | $225 | $195.02 | +325.7% | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Keuth Hughes | $220 | $183.3 | +316.3% | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Jeffrey Stevenson | $190 | $155.73 | +259.5% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $190 | $155.73 | +259.5% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Tyler Batory | $230 | $167.49 | +335.2% | Jul 29, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Mike Dahl | $206 | $149.97 | +289.8% | Jun 6, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $185 | $162.69 | +250.0% | May 29, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Stanley Elliott | $217 | $162.62 | +310.6% | May 7, 2024 |
| Barclays | Matthew Bouley | $240 | $202.77 | +354.1% | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $69.16 | +70.3% | Jan 11, 2023 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $100 | $69.88 | +89.2% | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $72.11 | +60.8% | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Keith Hughes | $90 | $60.42 | +70.3% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Benchmark Co. | Reuben Garner | $125 | $76.48 | +136.5% | Dec 8, 2021 |
| Wedbush | Jay McCanless | $85 | $65.4 | +60.8% | Nov 4, 2021 |
| Stephens | Trey Grooms | $65 | $49.7 | +23.0% | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Stanley Elliott | $69 | $47.29 | +30.6% | Aug 6, 2021 |
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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.
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2025-02-13T13:00:00.388356+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-12T08:30:45.222591+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-12T08:30:45.219377+00:00
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