Wedbush Predicts Increased Earnings for Beazer Homes USA

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) – Investment analysts at Wedbush increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Beazer Homes USA in a report issued on Wednesday, November 13th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now anticipates that the construction company will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.23. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $45.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Beazer Homes USA’s current full-year earnings is $4.70 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Beazer Homes USA’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.09 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.65 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.85 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on BZH. B. Riley lowered their target price on Beazer Homes USA from $38.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. StockNews.com lowered shares of Beazer Homes USA from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Zelman & Associates reaffirmed an “underperform” rating on shares of Beazer Homes USA in a research report on Tuesday, September 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $39.67.

Beazer Homes USA Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of Beazer Homes USA stock opened at $32.90 on Monday. Beazer Homes USA has a twelve month low of $25.48 and a twelve month high of $38.22. The stock has a market cap of $1.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 2.18. The company has a current ratio of 14.29, a quick ratio of 1.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $32.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $30.38.

Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 13th. The construction company reported $1.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.34. Beazer Homes USA had a net margin of 6.02% and a return on equity of 11.95%. The company had revenue of $806.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $775.42 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.80 EPS. Beazer Homes USA’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Beazer Homes USA

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its position in shares of Beazer Homes USA by 91.9% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 57,769 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,587,000 after buying an additional 27,666 shares during the last quarter. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC acquired a new position in Beazer Homes USA in the second quarter valued at approximately $447,000. Boston Partners acquired a new position in Beazer Homes USA in the first quarter valued at approximately $15,411,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in shares of Beazer Homes USA by 25.0% during the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 88,817 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $2,441,000 after purchasing an additional 17,790 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning acquired a new stake in shares of Beazer Homes USA during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $286,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.65% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO David I. Goldberg sold 6,057 shares of Beazer Homes USA stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.06, for a total value of $194,187.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 131,004 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,199,988.24. This trade represents a 4.42 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 6.99% of the company’s stock.

Beazer Homes USA Company Profile

Beazer Homes USA, Inc operates as a homebuilder in the United States. It designs, constructs, and sells single-family and multi-family homes under the Beazer Homes, Gatherings, and Choice Plans names. The company also sells its homes through commissioned new home sales counselors and independent brokers in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, Indiana, Delaware, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.