Builders FirstSource faces a convergence of negative signals: revenue declining at -10%, two consecutive earnings misses in the most recent quarters, a confirmed price downtrend, and an overall business quality score that has fallen below the minimum threshold. The stock screens inexpensive on a forward P/E of 13.2x and PEG of 0.11, but the valuation discount reflects deteriorating fundamentals rather than a mispricing.
Thesis pillars
- Revenue In Double Digit Decline→Stable
- Consecutive Earnings Misses↑Improving
- Confirmed Downtrend Extreme Put Hedging↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Builders FirstSource, Inc. (BLDR) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Industrials · Building Products & Equipment
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $72.00: Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10 and A.R:R 2.0:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum; Below long-term trend.
Builders FirstSource manufactures and distributes structural building products for professional homebuilders across approximately 585 U.S. locations in 43 states, operating as a single reportable segment. Revenue spans manufactured products, windows/doors/millwork, specialty... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $72.00: Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10 and A.R:R 2.0:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 34, MACD bearish. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, news boost analyst 0.40, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA) and earnings proximity 4d<=7d. Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-07-26Recent Developments — Builders FirstSource, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Is Builders FirstSource Inc (BLDR) a Bargain After 5.4% Drop? GF Value Says Undervalued - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- NEWS BofA Retains a Neutral Rating on Builders FirstSource, Inc. (BLDR) - Insider Monkey — Insider Monkey neutral
- NEWS BofA Retains a Neutral Rating on Builders FirstSource, Inc. (BLDR) - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- NEWS Pictet Asset Management Holding SA Buys 500,491 Shares of Builders FirstSource, Inc. $BLDR - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Earnings To Watch: Builders FirstSource (BLDR) Reports Q1 Results Tomorrow - StockStory — StockStory neutral
Generated 2026-07-26T09:22:59Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMProductlumber and lumber sheet goods26%10-K Item 1A: 'Our lumber and lumber sheet goods product category represented 26% of total net sales for the year ended December 31, 2025.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-06-05Item 5.02LOWDirector Mark A. Alexander resigned from the Board effective June 3, 2026 due to health reasons. No disagreement with Company operations, policies, or practices cited. No successor named.SEC filing →
- 2026-05-18Item 5.02MEDIUMCOO Steve Herron to retire Dec 31, 2026; Mike Hiller appointed COO-Designate effective May 18, 2026 with clean succession. Coley O'Brien appointed CHRO to succeed Hiller effective May 18, 2026.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $72.00: Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10 and A.R:R 2.0:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 34, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $67.76. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $87.43 (+20.0% upside). Prior stop was $67.76. Stop-loss: $67.76.
Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0).
Builders FirstSource, Inc. trades at a P/E of 27.0 (forward 12.2). TrendMatrix value score: 8.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
32 analysts cover BLDR with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $97.
What does Builders FirstSource, Inc. do?Builders FirstSource manufactures and distributes structural building products for professional homebuilders across...
Builders FirstSource manufactures and distributes structural building products for professional homebuilders across approximately 585 U.S. locations in 43 states, operating as a single reportable segment. Revenue spans manufactured products, windows/doors/millwork, specialty items, and lumber sold to production and custom homebuilders; the top 10 customers represented 14% of 2025 net sales.