Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q4 behind us, let’s have a look at JELD-WEN (NYSE:JELD) and its peers.

Traditionally, home construction materials companies have built economic moats with expertise in specialized areas, brand recognition, and strong relationships with contractors. More recently, advances to address labor availability and job site productivity have spurred innovation that is driving incremental demand. However, these companies are at the whim of residential construction volumes, which tend to be cyclical and can be impacted heavily by economic factors such as interest rates. Additionally, the costs of raw materials can be driven by a myriad of worldwide factors and greatly influence the profitability of home construction materials companies.

The 12 home construction materials stocks we track reported a satisfactory Q4. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 1.5%.

Amidst this news, share prices of the companies have had a rough stretch. On average, they are down 9.2% since the latest earnings results.

JELD-WEN (NYSE:JELD)

Founded in the 1960s as a general wood-making company, JELD-WEN (NYSE:JELD) manufactures doors, windows, and other related building products.

JELD-WEN reported revenues of $895.7 million, down 12.3% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 5.8%. Despite the top-line beat, it was still a mixed quarter for the company with an impressive beat of analysts’ organic revenue estimates but full-year revenue guidance missing analysts’ expectations.

"We made meaningful progress on our transformation in 2024, despite facing challenging market conditions," said Chief Executive Officer William J. Christensen.

JELD-WEN delivered the weakest full-year guidance update of the whole group. The stock is down 42.9% since reporting and currently trades at $5.02.

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Best Q4: Owens Corning (NYSE:OC)

Credited with the discovery of fiberglass, Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) supplies building and construction materials to the United States and international markets.

Owens Corning reported revenues of $2.84 billion, up 23.3% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 2.7%. The business had a stunning quarter with a solid beat of analysts’ organic revenue and EBITDA estimates.

Although it had a fine quarter compared to its peers, the market seems unhappy with the results as the stock is down 13% since reporting. It currently trades at $144.13.