Zacks Research Downgrades UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) to Strong Sell

UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) was downgraded by equities researchers at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports. Zacks Research also issued estimates for UFP Industries’ FY2025 earnings at $5.31 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.71 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.78 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $1.62 EPS.

UFPI has been the topic of a number of other reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $95.00 price objective on shares of UFP Industries and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of UFP Industries in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Loop Capital started coverage on UFP Industries in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. They issued a “hold” rating and a $112.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, DA Davidson upgraded UFP Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $110.00 to $112.00 in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, UFP Industries presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $113.50.

UFP Industries Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ UFPI opened at $88.65 on Tuesday. UFP Industries has a fifty-two week low of $87.11 and a fifty-two week high of $141.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 3.16 and a current ratio of 4.54. The company has a market cap of $5.16 billion, a PE ratio of 16.39 and a beta of 1.43. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $92.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.84.

UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The construction company reported $1.29 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $1.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.61 billion. UFP Industries had a return on equity of 10.16% and a net margin of 5.00%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.64 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that UFP Industries will post 7.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of UFPI. Boston Partners lifted its stake in shares of UFP Industries by 118.6% in the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,469,300 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $157,270,000 after purchasing an additional 797,069 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in UFP Industries in the second quarter valued at $74,905,000. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of UFP Industries by 17.9% in the first quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 3,751,399 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $401,550,000 after acquiring an additional 568,741 shares during the period. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of UFP Industries during the 3rd quarter worth about $41,962,000. Finally, Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of UFP Industries by 209.9% during the 3rd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 425,336 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $39,765,000 after acquiring an additional 288,093 shares in the last quarter. 81.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.