Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) Receives "Outperform" Rating from Wedbush

Wedbush restated their outperform rating on shares of Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH - Free Report) in a report released on Friday,RTT News reports. Wedbush currently has a $45.00 target price on the construction company's stock. Wedbush also issued estimates for Beazer Homes USA's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.03 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS.

Beazer Homes USA Trading Up 3.4 %

NYSE BZH traded up $0.72 on Friday, reaching $22.05. The stock had a trading volume of 512,643 shares, compared to its average volume of 384,018. Beazer Homes USA has a 12-month low of $20.66 and a 12-month high of $38.22. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $29.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $30.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $688.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.61, a P/E/G ratio of 0.25 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 15.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87.

Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The construction company reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by ($0.21). Beazer Homes USA had a return on equity of 10.12% and a net margin of 5.04%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Beazer Homes USA will post 4.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO David I. Goldberg sold 6,057 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.06, for a total transaction of $194,187.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 131,004 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,199,988.24. The trade was a 4.42 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 6.52% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Beazer Homes USA

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in Beazer Homes USA by 91.9% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 57,769 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $1,587,000 after acquiring an additional 27,666 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in shares of Beazer Homes USA by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 15,184 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $417,000 after purchasing an additional 581 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Beazer Homes USA during the 2nd quarter worth $379,000. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of Beazer Homes USA by 25.1% during the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 10,032 shares of the construction company's stock worth $343,000 after purchasing an additional 2,014 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning acquired a new position in shares of Beazer Homes USA during the third quarter worth $286,000. Hedge funds and other 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.