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Building services and installation company TopBuild (NYSE:BLD) will be reporting earnings tomorrow morning. Here's what you need to know.
TopBuild missed analysts' revenue expectations by 1.7% last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.28 billion, up 1.1% year on year. It was a weak quarter for the company, with a miss of analysts' organic revenue estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting TopBuild's revenue to grow 6.1% year on year to $1.40 billion, improving from the 3.4% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $5.67 per share.
The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. TopBuild has missed Wall Street's revenue estimates twice over the last two years.
Looking at TopBuild's peers in the home builders segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. NVR delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 11.7%, beating analysts' expectations by 2.6%, and Tri Pointe Homes reported revenues up 37.9%, topping estimates by 8.4%. NVR traded down 2.9% following the results while Tri Pointe Homes was up 1.7%.
Read the full analysis of NVR's and Tri Pointe Homes's results on StockStory.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the home builders segment, with share prices up 2.8% on average over the last month. TopBuild is up 14.1% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $468.7 (compared to the current share price of $439.75).
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