UFP Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFPI) to Post Q1 2026 Earnings of $1.95 Per Share, Wedbush Forecasts

UFP Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFPI) – Investment analysts at Wedbush raised their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for UFP Industries in a report issued on Tuesday, October 8th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now forecasts that the construction company will post earnings per share of $1.95 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.92. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $155.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for UFP Industries’ current full-year earnings is $7.27 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for UFP Industries’ Q2 2026 earnings at $2.40 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.16 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.13 EPS.

UFPI has been the topic of several other reports. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of UFP Industries from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of UFP Industries from $125.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. StockNews.com lowered UFP Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 5th. Finally, Benchmark lifted their price target on UFP Industries from $133.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $139.60.

UFP Industries Stock Performance

Shares of UFP Industries stock opened at $135.00 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 4.34, a quick ratio of 3.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $122.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $119.05. The firm has a market cap of $8.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.79 and a beta of 1.39. UFP Industries has a 12 month low of $90.62 and a 12 month high of $136.93.

UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The construction company reported $2.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.02. UFP Industries had a return on equity of 15.86% and a net margin of 7.02%. The business had revenue of $1.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.87 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.36 EPS. UFP Industries’s revenue was down 6.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Foundry Partners LLC increased its stake in UFP Industries by 13.1% during the 1st quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 39,107 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $4,811,000 after purchasing an additional 4,526 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in UFP Industries by 28.6% in the 1st quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 114,762 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $14,150,000 after acquiring an additional 25,508 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its stake in UFP Industries by 299.5% in the 2nd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,132 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $687,000 after acquiring an additional 4,597 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in UFP Industries during the 1st quarter worth about $1,214,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in UFP Industries by 14.9% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 56,562 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $6,958,000 after purchasing an additional 7,320 shares during the last quarter. 81.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

UFP Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 2nd were issued a $0.33 dividend. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.98%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 30th. UFP Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 16.42%.

UFP Industries Company Profile

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.