Wedbush Research Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for BZH

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Beazer Homes USA in a report issued on Wednesday, November 13th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now forecasts that the construction company will post earnings of $0.30 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.23. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $45.00 price target 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.

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

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

Beazer Homes USA Price Performance

Shares of BZH opened at $33.30 on Monday. Beazer Homes USA has a 52-week low of $25.48 and a 52-week high of $38.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 14.29. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $32.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $30.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.03 billion, a PE ratio of 7.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 2.18.

Insider Transactions at Beazer Homes USA

In related news, CFO David I. Goldberg sold 6,057 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 sale, the chief financial officer now owns 131,004 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,199,988.24. This represents a 4.42 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 6.99% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Beazer Homes USA

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. raised its stake in Beazer Homes USA by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. now owns 3,132,427 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $107,035,000 after acquiring an additional 45,553 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in Beazer Homes USA by 52.6% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 545,983 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $18,656,000 after buying an additional 188,084 shares during the period. Winslow Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Beazer Homes USA by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Winslow Asset Management Inc. now owns 491,330 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $16,789,000 after buying an additional 1,717 shares during the period. Boston Partners bought a new position in Beazer Homes USA during the 1st quarter worth $15,411,000. Finally, First Eagle Investment Management LLC increased its position in Beazer Homes USA by 27.8% during the 2nd quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 459,645 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $12,631,000 after buying an additional 99,959 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.65% 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.