Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for UFP Industries

UFP Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFPI) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of UFP Industries in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, March 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the construction company will post earnings per share of $1.21 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.32. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for UFP Industries’ current full-year earnings is $7.08 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for UFP Industries’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.68 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $1.24 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on UFPI. DA Davidson lowered their target price on shares of UFP Industries from $112.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of UFP Industries in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $98.00 price objective on UFP Industries in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, UFP Industries has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $106.67.

UFP Industries Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of UFP Industries stock opened at $90.65 on Tuesday. UFP Industries has a one year low of $87.11 and a one year high of $118.00. The company has a market cap of $5.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.17 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 3.13 and a current ratio of 4.59. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $104.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $97.01.

UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The construction company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.03 by ($0.33). UFP Industries had a return on equity of 9.27% and a net margin of 4.66%.The company had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.40 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.12 EPS. UFP Industries’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its position in shares of UFP Industries by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 3,197 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $291,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors boosted its stake in UFP Industries by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 4,648 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $423,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the period. F m Investments LLC grew its position in UFP Industries by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. F m Investments LLC now owns 22,459 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $2,232,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in UFP Industries by 54.8% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 322 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the period. Finally, SkyView Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in UFP Industries by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,133 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $832,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the period. 81.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

UFP Industries Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a $0.36 dividend. This is a boost from UFP Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. UFP Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.86%.

About UFP Industries

UFP Industries, Inc, founded in 1955 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, designs, manufactures, and distributes a broad range of wood and wood-alternative products. The company operates through two primary segments: UFP Retail Solutions, which supplies building materials and components to home improvement retailers and lumber dealers, and UFP Distribution Solutions, which offers packaging, pallets, skids, and other industrial products for a variety of end markets. Its product portfolio includes treated and untreated lumber, engineered wood, decking, railing, fencing, vinyl sheets and profiles, and custom-designed packaging solutions.

With manufacturing facilities and distribution centers across the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe, UFP Industries serves professional contractors, industrial customers, and do-it-yourself consumers.