Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for UFPI in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Sep 28 close
This week's attention on UFP Industries centers on a product recognition for its ProWood Deck Railing Post Pocket, which received a consumer publication's "tool-of-the-year" designation, drawing renewed interest in the stock. Coverage also continues to reference the company's Q2 2026 results, where sales of $1.88 billion beat expectations but adjusted EPS of $1.48 was down 12.9% year-over-year on elevated transportation costs, alongside comparisons to peer Watts Water Technologies. Separate commentary has flagged the shares as undervalued relative to third-party fair value estimates even as the stock has pulled back over recent weeks.
UFPI closed at $79.42, down 0.1%, sitting below both its 50-day average of $85.99 and 200-day average of $91.41, with the 50-day itself below the 200-day. The stock's one-month return stands at -6.9%, its three-month return at -13.1%, and it trades near its 52-week low of $77.89, well off its high of $118. The GekkoIndex reads 64.4, placing UFPI in the Accumulation zone, though the index has slipped 4.3 points over five sessions. Price sits 8.2% below the Gekko Fair Value of $86.51.
The next earnings report is scheduled for 4 November 2026, 36 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter's EPS of $0.89 missed the $1.10 estimate and triggered a -6.5% reaction. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in their respective windows. Seasonality over five years shows a 0.8% average 20-day return from this point, though it rose in only 1 of those years. Three analysts currently show 2 buy and 1 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $102.60.
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UFP Industries scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $79.42 is below the 50-day ($85.99) and 200-day ($91.41) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart64.4, Accumulation
Reading 64.4 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex8.2% below
Price is 8.2% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 36 days
Next report Nov 4, 2026, 36 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+0.8% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.8% over 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
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UFP Industries closed at $79.42 on Sep 28, 2026, −13.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $77.89 to $118.00.
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UFP Industries designs, manufactures, and distributes both traditional wood and wood-alternative products, serving customers across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The company is recognized for its wide range of lumber and building materials, sold under brand names such as ProWood, Deckorators, UFP-Edge, Outdoor Essentials, Dimensions, ProWood FR, and Handprint, alongside packaging and construction-related goods.
The business is divided into three segments. The Retail segment supplies dimensional lumber and outdoor living products, including decking, accessories, and decorative lawn and garden items, to home improvement chains and lumberyards. The Industrial segment produces pallets, crates, boxes, and other packaging and material handling components for industrial use. The Construction segment supplies structural materials such as trusses, plywood, OSB, and engineered wood components, and also distributes siding, electrical, and plumbing products mainly to the factory-built housing and RV industries, while providing fabrication, concrete forming, agricultural support, and interior fixture services for commercial and retail projects.
UFP Industries was founded in 1955 and is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was formerly known as Universal Forest Products before changing its name in April 2020. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker UFPI.
UFP Industries’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 64.4, in the Accumulation zone, down 4.3 points over five sessions.
Down 4.3 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 47 | +0.3% | +3.8% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 265 | +0.6% | +1.7% | ||
| Neutral | 341 | −0.7% | −2.8% | ||
| Distribution | 18 | −2.7% | −7.1% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average UFPI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
UFP Industries trades 8.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $86.51, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what UFP Industries shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$86.51
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
8.2% Undervalued
No open-market insider purchases were filed for UFP Industries, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for UFPI in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in UFPI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
UFP Industries has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds UFPI.
UFP Industries reports on Nov 4, 2026 (36 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 1 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 4, 2026
36 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | $0.89 est $1.10 | $1.46B est $1.51B | −6.5% |
| Feb 23, 2026 | $0.70 est $1.08 | $1.33B est $1.40B | −0.9% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $1.29 est $1.41 | $1.56B est $1.40B | −0.2% |
| Jul 28, 2025 | $1.70 est $1.86 | $1.84B est $1.64B | −2.4% |
| Apr 28, 2025 | $1.30 est $1.67 | $1.60B est $1.60B | −6.1% |
| Feb 17, 2025 | $1.12 est $1.24 | $1.46B est $1.62B | −1.6% |
| Oct 28, 2024 | $1.64 est $1.89 | $1.65B est $1.42B | −5.5% |
| Jul 30, 2024 | $2.05 est $2.03 | $1.90B est $1.87B | +3.8% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for UFP Industries is $102.60, +29.2% from the last close, from 3 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 3 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | Stifel Nicolaus | $90 | +13.3% |
| Aug 3 | BMO Capital | $108 | +36.0% |
| Jul 31 | D.A. Davidson | $105 | +32.2% |
| Jul 30 | D.A. Davidson | $105 | +32.2% |
| Jul 28 | BMO Capital | $108 | +36.0% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, UFP Industries averaged +0.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.3% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +0.8% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −0.1% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +0.8% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +7.2% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, UFPI’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.6%.
UFP Industries’s market cap is $4.49B, with a P/E ratio of 18.7 and revenue of $6.23B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of UFP Industries this week reads positive: 3 positive, 1 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
UFP Industries’s 4 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| WFGWest Fraser Timber | Neutral | 0.0% above |
| TREXTrex | Neutral | 1.5% above |
| LPXLouisiana-Pacific | Accumulation | 2.6% above |
| JELDJELD-WEN | Accumulation | 5.9% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
UFP Industries’s market cap is $4.49B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $79.42, with 55.16M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 18.7.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for UFP Industries is $102.60, +29.2% from the last close. Of the 3 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 2 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate UFP Industries is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $79.42 is 8.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $86.51. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
UFP Industries is expected to report on Nov 4, 2026 (36 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.20 per share on revenue of $1.60B. UFP Industries beat the earnings estimate in 1 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.4% on average across the report.
UFP Industries’s 52-week high is $118.00 and its 52-week low is $77.89; it closed at $79.42 on Sep 28, 2026, −13.5% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $141.33 on Nov 25, 2024.
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