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Company snapshot — Builders FirstSource Inc

BLDR in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Builders FirstSource supplies building materials to professional home builders, covering new residential construction and repair and remodelling. It manufactures roof and floor trusses, wall panels, engineered wood and whole-house framing kits, and it also assembles windows, doors and modular homes. Alongside these manufactured products it distributes siding, roofing, insulation, cabinets and dimensional lumber, and offers drafting and design services to builders and retailers. The company is based in Irving, Texas.
Where it sits in the stack
Builders FirstSource carries no seat in our Rubin index, so it sits outside the AI build-out stack entirely. Within our wider universe it belongs to the housing and construction sleeve, grouped under building products, where it acts as a supplier of framing and finishing materials to homebuilders rather than a constraint on any compute layer.
Who it is priced against
The diary has no peer group listed for it, so the comparison is left to the market, which most often names it alongside Beacon Roofing Supply and Owens Corning as building-products distributors serving the same builder customers.
Why Closelook tracks it
It holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no Rubin or Halo index seat, and it does not yet carry a Closelook score. It has not appeared in any diary edition or quote so far.
What the diary watches
Whether new-home construction and remodelling volumes hold up, since demand for framing and building materials tracks builder activity rather than any technology cycle.

Builders FirstSource Inc (BLDR) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for BLDR, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Wells Fargo, 2026-09-11

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for BLDR from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Wells Fargo — target 63 from 65 Target cut to $63 from $65 (+6.8% to spot) 2026-09-11
  • Initiation Citigroup — at Market Perform Initiated to Market Perform 2026-08-21

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation, 1 target change. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Building Products & Equipment · United States · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Building Products & Equipment · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against BLDR on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Builders FirstSource Inc (BLDR)?

Builders FirstSource Inc trades as BLDR on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is BLDR in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Builders FirstSource Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does BLDR trade against its moving averages?

Downtrend stack: Trades -16.8% vs the 50-day and -34.8% vs the 200-day average, 59.2% below the 52-week high and +0.7% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Builders FirstSource Inc do?

Builders FirstSource supplies building materials to professional home builders, covering new residential construction and repair and remodelling. It manufactures roof and floor trusses, wall panels, engineered wood and whole-house framing kits, and it also assembles windows, doors and modular homes. Alongside these manufactured products it distributes siding, roofing, insulation, cabinets and dimensional lumber, and offers drafting and design services to builders and retailers. The diary has no peer group listed for it, so the comparison is left to the market, which most often names it alongside Beacon Roofing Supply and Owens Corning as building-products distributors serving the same builder customers.

Where does Builders FirstSource Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Builders FirstSource carries no seat in our Rubin index, so it sits outside the AI build-out stack entirely. Within our wider universe it belongs to the housing and construction sleeve, grouped under building products, where it acts as a supplier of framing and finishing materials to homebuilders rather than a constraint on any compute layer. It holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no Rubin or Halo index seat, and it does not yet carry a Closelook score. It has not appeared in any diary edition or quote so far.

What has Wall Street done on Builders FirstSource Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Builders FirstSource Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Wells Fargo on 2026-09-11 (target 63 from 65). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation, 1 target change. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for BLDR, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

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