KeyBanc Upgrades Installed Building Products (IBP) to Overweight

KeyBanc upgraded Installed Building Products (NYSE: IBP) from Sector Weight to Overweight with a price target of $29. Analyst Kenneth R. Zener noted new home demand and M&A.

Zener said, "We upgrade Installed Building Products, Inc. (IBP) to Overweight with a $29 PT based on: 1) ~80% exposure to new housing; 2) its proven M&A strategy that accelerates growth; and 3) earlier than expected gross margin leverage tied to price gains, which support our upgrade. We raised our FY15 and FY16 EPS estimates to $1.10 and $1.52, respectively, from $1.03 and $1.40, respectively, based on recently announced M&A deals that lift sales and earnings."

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Shares of Installed Building Products closed at $25.45 yesterday.

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