How to buy TopBuild stock | $184.08

TopBuild Corp is an engineering & construction business based in the US. TopBuild shares (BLD) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. TopBuild employs 10,400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$2.7 billion.

How to buy shares in TopBuild

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for TopBuild. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: BLD. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until TopBuild reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$184.08, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of TopBuild, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of TopBuild. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

TopBuild share price

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TopBuild shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-26.

Latest market close	USD$184.08
52-week range	USD$54.83 - USD$200.32
50-day moving average	USD$176.4632
200-day moving average	USD$154.9072
Wall St. target price	USD$203.56
PE ratio	29.8104
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$6.644

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Is it a good time to buy TopBuild stock?

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TopBuild price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $184.08 from 2020-12-31

1 week (2021-01-12)	-6.45%
1 month (2020-12-22)	-7.40%
3 months (2020-10-20)	1.19%
6 months (2020-07-20)	47.28%

1 year (2020-01-18)	N/A
2 years (2019-01-18)	279.62%
3 years (2018-01-19)	138.20%
5 years (2016-01-20)	631.93%

Is TopBuild under- or over-valued?

Valuing TopBuild stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of TopBuild's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

TopBuild's P/E ratio

TopBuild's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 30x. In other words, TopBuild shares trade at around 30x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

TopBuild's EBITDA

TopBuild's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$390 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a TopBuild's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

TopBuild financials

Revenue TTM	USD$2.7 billion
Operating margin TTM	12.37%
Gross profit TTM	USD$681.3 million
Return on assets TTM	7.65%
Return on equity TTM	18.17%
Profit margin	8.36%
Book value	$39.161
Market capitalisation	USD$6.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting TopBuild shares

There are currently 811,761 TopBuild shares held short by investors – that's known as TopBuild's "short interest". This figure is 18.2% up from 686,949 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting TopBuild shares can be evaluated.

TopBuild's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

TopBuild's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of TopBuild shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of TopBuild shares traded daily (recently around 301769.88847584). TopBuild's SIR currently stands at 2.69. In other words for every 100,000 TopBuild shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2690 shares are currently held short.

However TopBuild's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of TopBuild shares, or, against the total number of tradable TopBuild shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case TopBuild's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 TopBuild shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0347% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable TopBuild shares, roughly 35 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against TopBuild.

Find out more about how you can short TopBuild stock.

TopBuild share dividends

We're not expecting TopBuild to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

TopBuild share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, TopBuild's shares have ranged in value from as little as $54.83 up to $200.32. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while TopBuild's is 1.6021. This would suggest that TopBuild's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

TopBuild overview

TopBuild Corp. installs and distributes insulation and other building products to the United States construction industry. The company operates in two segments, Installation and Distribution. It offers insulation products, rain gutters, glass and windows, afterpaint products, fireproofing and firestopping products, garage doors, fireplaces, shower enclosures, closet shelving, accessories, and other products; and insulation installation services. The company also provides various services and tools that are designed to assist builders in applying the principles of building science to new home construction, which include pre-construction plan reviews, various inspection services, and diagnostic testing; and home energy rating services. It serves single-family homebuilders, local/single-family custom builders, multi-family builders, commercial general contractors, remodelers, and individual homeowners, as well as insulation contractors, gutter contractors, weatherization contractors, other contractors, dealers, metal building erectors, and modular home builders. TopBuild Corp. has approximately 200 installation branches and 75 distribution centers in the United States. The company was formerly known as Masco SpinCo Corp. and changed its name to TopBuild Corp. in March 2015. TopBuild Corp. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of TopBuild is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 1.301% of TopBuild shares are held by insiders and 98.278% by institutions.

• How many people work for TopBuild?

  Latest data suggests 10,400 work at TopBuild.

• When does the fiscal year end for TopBuild?

  TopBuild's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is TopBuild based?

  TopBuild's address is: 475 North Williamson Boulevard, Daytona Beach, FL, United States, 32114

• What is TopBuild's ISIN number?

  TopBuild's international securities identification number is: US89055F1030

• What is TopBuild's CUSIP number?

  TopBuild's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 89055F103