What Happened?
Shares of building products manufacturer JELD-WEN (NYSE:JELD) jumped 25.9% in the afternoon session after the company reported second-quarter financial results that beat Wall Street's expectations for both revenue and earnings. The building products manufacturer posted a smaller-than-expected adjusted loss of $0.04 per share on revenue of $823.7 million. Although revenue dropped 16.5% compared to the same quarter last year, the figure still topped analyst forecasts. Investors also appeared encouraged by the company’s adjusted EBITDA, a measure of profitability, which at $39 million, came in 27.5% higher than estimates. Topping it off, JELD-WEN provided a full-year revenue guidance that exceeded the market's consensus estimates, signaling confidence despite the recent sales slump.
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What Is The Market Telling Us
JELD-WEN’s shares are extremely volatile and have had 32 moves greater than 5% over the last year. But moves this big are rare even for JELD-WEN and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.
The previous big move we wrote about was 16 days ago when the stock gained 3.2% on the news that investors anticipated a heavy week of corporate earnings. Notably, the earnings season got off to a strong start: More than 85% of the S&P 500 stocks that reported earnings exceeded expectations, according to FactSet data. This robust performance fueled positive sentiment, suggesting that corporate profitability remained resilient despite ongoing economic uncertainties. Investors in JELD-WEN were looking ahead to the company's own second-quarter 2025 financial results, scheduled for release after the market closes on August 5, 2025.
JELD-WEN is down 29% since the beginning of the year, and at $5.74 per share, it is trading 64.6% below its 52-week high of $16.22 from September 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of JELD-WEN’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $252.98.
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