Beazer Homes USA (BZH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Beazer Homes USA, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.17 to $34.70
• 50-Day Range: $30.76 to $34.63
• 52-Week Range: $25.48 to $38.22
• Volume: 462,649 shs
• Average Volume: 342,579 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.35
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $39.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Beazer Homes USA Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Beazer Homes USA scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 47th out of 104 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Beazer Homes USA has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Beazer Homes USA has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.85%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Beazer Homes USA are expected to grow by 20.85% in the coming year, from $4.70 to $5.68 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Beazer Homes USA is 7.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Beazer Homes USA is 7.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 28.03.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Beazer Homes USA has a PEG Ratio of 1.44. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Beazer Homes USA has a P/B Ratio of 0.84. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.32% of the float of Beazer Homes USA has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Beazer Homes USA has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Beazer Homes USA has recently increased by 10.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Beazer Homes USA does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Beazer Homes USA does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.83

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.32% of the float of Beazer Homes USA has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Beazer Homes USA has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Beazer Homes USA has recently increased by 10.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.73

News Sentiment

Beazer Homes USA has a news sentiment score of 0.73. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 28 news articles for Beazer Homes USA this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for BZH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Beazer Homes USA to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Beazer Homes USA insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $194,187.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.99% of the stock of Beazer Homes USA is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.65% of the stock of Beazer Homes USA is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BZH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BZH shares performed this year?

Beazer Homes USA's stock was trading at $33.79 at the start of the year. Since then, BZH stock has decreased by 1.5% and is now trading at $33.30.
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How were Beazer Homes USA's earnings last quarter?

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 13th. The construction company reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.34. Beazer Homes USA's revenue was up 24.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Who are Beazer Homes USA's major shareholders?

Beazer Homes USA's top institutional investors include Donald Smith & CO. Inc. (9.93%), State Street Corp (3.90%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.14%) and Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (1.73%). Insiders that own company stock include Keith L Belknap Jr and David I Goldberg.
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How do I buy shares of Beazer Homes USA?

Shares of BZH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Beazer Homes USA own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Beazer Homes USA investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), NVIDIA (NVDA), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), Meta Platforms (META), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/13/2024
• Today: 11/17/2024
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 11/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: Operative builders
• Sub-Industry: Homebuilding
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BZH
• CUSIP: 07556Q88
• CIK: 915840
• Web: www.beazer.com
• Phone: (770) 829-3700
• Fax: 770-481-2808
• Employees: 1,067
• Year Founded: 1890

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $39.67
• High Stock Price Target: $45.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $37.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.53
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.35
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.09
• P/E Growth: 1.44
• Net Income: $158.61 million
• Net Margins: 6.02%
• Pretax Margin: 6.83%
• Return on Equity: 11.95%
• Return on Assets: 5.56%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.83
• Current Ratio: 14.29
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.44
• Cash Flow: $4.99 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.68
• Book Value: $39.68 per share
• Price / Book: 0.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 31,050,000
• Free Float: 28,880,000
• Market Cap: $1.03 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.18