Wedbush Issues Negative Estimate for UFP Industries Earnings

UFP Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFPI) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of UFP Industries in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 30th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now forecasts that the construction company will earn $5.21 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $5.40. The consensus estimate for UFP Industries’ current full-year earnings is $7.08 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for UFP Industries’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.70 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.78 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $1.45 EPS.

UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The construction company reported $1.29 earnings per share (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 net margin of 5.00% and a return on equity of 10.16%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.64 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Loop Capital initiated coverage on shares of UFP Industries in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. They issued a “hold” rating and a $112.00 target price on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus set a $95.00 price target on shares of UFP Industries and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of UFP Industries from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. DA Davidson upgraded shares of UFP Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $110.00 to $112.00 in a research report on Friday. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of UFP Industries in a research report on Thursday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $121.80.

UFP Industries Stock Performance

Shares of UFP Industries stock opened at $92.13 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.40 billion, a PE ratio of 17.03 and a beta of 1.45. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $95.45 and its 200-day simple moving average is $99.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 3.16 and a current ratio of 4.54. UFP Industries has a 1 year low of $88.78 and a 1 year high of $141.33.

UFP Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 1st will be issued a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 1st. UFP Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.88%.

Institutional Trading of UFP Industries

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of UFPI. State of Wyoming boosted its holdings in UFP Industries by 8.4% during the first quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,294 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $139,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its holdings in UFP Industries by 24.5% during the second quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 519 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $52,000 after buying an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. Vista Finance LLC boosted its holdings in UFP Industries by 4.1% during the second quarter. Vista Finance LLC now owns 2,671 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $265,000 after buying an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in UFP Industries by 0.5% during the first quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 21,105 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $2,259,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, F m Investments LLC boosted its holdings in UFP Industries by 0.5% during the second quarter. F m Investments LLC now owns 22,459 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $2,232,000 after buying an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.81% of the company’s stock.

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.