On Friday, Gibraltar Industries Inc (NASDAQ: ROCK) opened higher 7.33% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $44.2. Price fluctuations for ROCK have ranged from $42.86 to $75.08 over the past 52 weeks.
A company in the Industrials sector has jumped its sales by 17.54% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -1.23% at the time writing. With a float of $29.24 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $29.54 million.
Gibraltar Industries Inc (ROCK) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Building Products & Equipment industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Gibraltar Industries Inc is 1.01%, while institutional ownership is 102.57%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on May 02 ’25, was worth 153,730. In this transaction Director of this company sold 2,670 shares at a rate of $57.58, taking the stock ownership to the 13,148 shares. Before that another transaction happened on May 05 ’25, when Company’s Director sold 1,172 for $58.21, making the entire transaction worth $68,222. This insider now owns 11,976 shares in total.
Gibraltar Industries Inc (ROCK) Latest Financial update
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 12/31/2024, the company posted 1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 0.91) by 0.1. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.94 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -1.23% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 8.31% during the next five years compared to 17.54% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Gibraltar Industries Inc (NASDAQ: ROCK) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Gibraltar Industries Inc (ROCK). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.48. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.16. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 12.89.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.07, a number that is poised to hit 1.02 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 4.66 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Gibraltar Industries Inc (ROCK)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 0.71 million. That was better than the volume of 0.28 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 9.93%.
During the past 100 days, Gibraltar Industries Inc’s (ROCK) raw stochastic average was set at 14.21%, which indicates a significant decrease from 22.83% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 3.13 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 2.32 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $62.12, while its 200-day Moving Average is $61.02. However, in the short run, Gibraltar Industries Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $49.23. Second resistance stands at $51.03. The third major resistance level sits at $53.50. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $44.97, it is likely to go to the next support level at $42.50. The third support level lies at $40.70 if the price breaches the second support level.
Gibraltar Industries Inc (NASDAQ: ROCK) Key Stats
There are currently 29,543K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 1.40 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 1,309 M according to its annual income of 137,340 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 310,940 K and its income totaled -89,060 K.
