** UBS cuts PT on building products and services supplier Builders FirstSource BLDR.N to $143 from $166, maintains "buy" rating
** New PT represents a 31.9% upside to stock's last close
** Brokerage expects new construction segment, which accounts for 82% of BLDR sales, to grow only 1% in 2026 and 3% in 2027
** "Higher mortgage rates and elevated home prices have created affordability challenges for many potential homebuyers across the nation" - UBS
** 11 of 24 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 12 "hold" and 1 "sell"; median PT is $136 - data compiled by LSEG
** As of last close, BLDR stock down 24.7% over the past year
(Reporting by Megavarshini G. Somasundaram in Bengaluru)
((Megavarshini.SomasundaramGnanasundari@thomsonreuters.com))
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