FY2025 EPS Estimates for TopBuild Reduced by Seaport Res Ptn

TopBuild Corp. (NYSE:BLD) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their FY2025 earnings estimates for TopBuild in a report released on Tuesday, November 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst K. Zener now expects that the construction company will earn $19.70 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $19.96. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for TopBuild’s current full-year earnings is $20.97 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for TopBuild’s Q4 2025 earnings at $4.41 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $21.18 EPS.

BLD has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Benchmark upped their target price on shares of TopBuild from $444.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Loop Capital upped their price objective on shares of TopBuild from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. UBS Group set a $370.00 price objective on shares of TopBuild and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of TopBuild from $370.00 to $390.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of TopBuild in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $425.83.

TopBuild Price Performance

TopBuild stock opened at $405.64 on Thursday. TopBuild has a 52-week low of $266.26 and a 52-week high of $461.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.59, a PEG ratio of 4.38 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $420.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of $367.85. The company has a quick ratio of 2.29, a current ratio of 2.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26.

TopBuild (NYSE:BLD) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The construction company reported $5.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.22 by $0.14. TopBuild had a net margin of 10.84% and a return on equity of 27.10%. The business had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.38 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $5.68 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. TopBuild has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Robert M. Kuhns sold 1,350 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $437.47, for a total transaction of $590,584.50. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,283 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,248,384.01. This represents a 8.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.43% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of TopBuild

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BLD. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of TopBuild by 2.3% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 236,600 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $72,151,000 after purchasing an additional 5,265 shares in the last quarter. Greenleaf Trust raised its holdings in TopBuild by 20.7% in the first quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 1,682 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $513,000 after acquiring an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA acquired a new stake in TopBuild in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,073,000. Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in TopBuild by 41.4% in the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 1,652 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $504,000 after acquiring an additional 484 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Michigan Retirement System raised its holdings in TopBuild by 1.4% in the first quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 7,057 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $2,152,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.67% of the company’s stock.

TopBuild Company Profile

TopBuild Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the installation and distribution of insulation and other building material products to the construction industry. The company operates in two segments, Installation and Specialty Distribution. It provides insulation products and accessories, glass and windows, rain gutters, garage doors, fireplaces, roofing materials, closet shelving, and other products.