Installs insulation for residential and commercial builders. Offers fiberglass, cellulose, and spray foam insulation materials. Now — the numbers.
The biggest line carries real weight, but it doesn’t decide everything on its own.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The market pays 20.7× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 25% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 16% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
The stock trades 41% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 11% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 38 buys and 29 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $3.32 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 25/100.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 38/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
On our five-subject report card, IBP sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: IBP is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (25/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.