GMS (GMS) Shares Skyrocket, What You Need To Know
Shares of building materials distributor GMS (NYSE:GMS) jumped 12.8% in the morning session after the company reported strong first quarter 2025 (fiscal Q4) results which beat Wall Street's sales, operating income, and earnings per share estimates.
The results were encouraging even as management noted, "ongoing challenging interest rate environment and general market uncertainty continues to be a headwind for the business, contributing to reduced levels of activity in each of our major end markets."
Despite this, the business recorded volume growth in Ceilings and Complementary Products, with improved pricing in all major product categories except for Steel Framing, suggesting the softness might be temporary.
Also, the company reiterated the focus on driving shareholder value as it continued to optimize costs, repurchase shares, and invest in new businesses to drive growth.
Overall, this was an encouraging result amid broader market challenges.
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GMS's shares are not very volatile and have only had 7 moves greater than 5% over the last year. Moves this big are rare for GMS and indicate this news significantly impacted the market's perception of the business.
GMS is down 2.7% since the beginning of the year, and at $82.03 per share, it is trading 21% below its 52-week high of $103.84 from November 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of GMS's shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $3,568.
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