ROAD.O Drops Below 5-Day SMA Amid Earnings Miss
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 20 Nov 25
Source: Investing.com
Shares of Construction Partners, Inc. (ROAD.O) declined today, crossing below the 5-day simple moving average, indicating a bearish trend. The stock's recent performance follows the company's fourth-quarter earnings report, where it posted a net income of $56.57 million, slightly missing analyst expectations with earnings of $1.07 per share. Despite a significant year-over-year revenue increase to $899.85 million, the results fell short of the consensus estimate, contributing to investor concerns. Analysts have expressed cautious optimism for fiscal 2026, projecting revenues between $3.4 billion and $3.5 billion, but the stock's recent downturn reflects broader market volatility and challenges within the construction sector.
Analyst Views on ROAD
Wall Street analysts forecast ROAD stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ROAD is 119.50 USD with a low forecast of 115.00 USD and a high forecast of 124.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
3 Analyst Rating
2 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 113.350
Low
115.00
Averages
119.50
High
124.00
Current: 113.350
Low
115.00
Averages
119.50
High
124.00
About ROAD
Construction Partners, Inc. is a vertically integrated civil infrastructure company operating in local markets throughout the Sunbelt in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. It provides a variety of products and services to both public and private infrastructure projects, such as highways, roads, bridges, airports, and commercial and residential developments. Its primary operations consist of manufacturing and distributing hot mix asphalt (HMA) for both internal use and sales to third parties in connection with construction projects, paving activities, including the construction of roadway base layers and application of asphalt pavement, site development, including the installation of utility and drainage systems, mining aggregates, such as sand, gravel and construction stone, that are used as raw materials, and distributing liquid asphalt cement for both internal use and sales to third parties in connection with HMA production.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
