Wedbush Research Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for BZH

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) – Stock analysts at Wedbush lifted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Beazer Homes USA in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 13th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now forecasts that the construction company will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.23. Wedbush 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.

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

Beazer Homes USA Stock Down 3.8 %

BZH stock opened at $33.30 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 14.29 and a quick ratio of 0.92. Beazer Homes USA has a 1-year low of $25.48 and a 1-year high of $38.22. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $32.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $30.33. The firm has a market cap of $1.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.35, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 2.18.

Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 6.02% and a return on equity of 11.95%. The firm had revenue of $806.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $775.42 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.80 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 24.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Swiss National Bank raised its stake in Beazer Homes USA by 6.3% during the first quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 59,100 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,938,000 after acquiring an additional 3,500 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Beazer Homes USA by 1.1% in the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 94,007 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $3,083,000 after buying an additional 1,048 shares in the last quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System increased its stake in shares of Beazer Homes USA by 105.8% in the first quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 17,311 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $568,000 after buying an additional 8,900 shares in the last quarter. Nokomis Capital L.L.C. increased its stake in shares of Beazer Homes USA by 4.6% in the first quarter. Nokomis Capital L.L.C. now owns 202,595 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $6,645,000 after buying an additional 8,951 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Carlson Capital L P increased its stake in shares of Beazer Homes USA by 63.9% in the first quarter. Carlson Capital L P now owns 333,600 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $10,942,000 after buying an additional 130,100 shares in the last quarter. 85.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Beazer Homes USA

In other news, CFO David I. Goldberg sold 6,057 shares of the 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 sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 131,004 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,199,988.24. This represents a 4.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate 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.