Guild Holdings (NYSE:GHLD - Free Report) - Wedbush cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Guild in a report released on Monday, July 8th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now expects that the company will earn $1.19 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.39. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $17.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Guild's current full-year earnings is $1.21 per share.
A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on GHLD. JMP Securities upped their price target on shares of Guild from $14.00 to $16.50 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a report on Friday, June 28th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Guild from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Guild from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Guild currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $16.30.
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Guild Trading Up 2.6 %
NYSE:GHLD traded up $0.37 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $14.41. 6,874 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,257. The company has a fifty day moving average of $14.54 and a 200 day moving average of $14.35. Guild has a 12 month low of $9.59 and a 12 month high of $17.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.08 and a current ratio of 0.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $883.91 million, a P/E ratio of 33.43, a PEG ratio of 0.28 and a beta of 1.03.
Guild (NYSE:GHLD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 9th. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by ($0.11). Guild had a net margin of 3.41% and a return on equity of 4.25%. The firm had revenue of $231.78 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $173.77 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.04) earnings per share.
Guild Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 6th. Investors of record on Monday, May 20th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 17th.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, Director Edward Bryant, Jr. sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.01, for a total value of $84,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 26,816 shares in the company, valued at approximately $375,692.16. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other news, COO David Manuel Neylan acquired 1,984 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 6th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $16.12 per share, with a total value of $31,982.08. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 396,597 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,393,143.64. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Edward Bryant, Jr. sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.01, for a total transaction of $84,060.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 26,816 shares in the company, valued at $375,692.16. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders acquired a total of 13,370 shares of company stock worth $214,346 in the last three months. 78.51% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional Trading of Guild
Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GHLD. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Guild during the 1st quarter valued at about $149,000. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in Guild by 8.2% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 237,853 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,508,000 after purchasing an additional 17,992 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Donald Smith & CO. Inc. grew its position in Guild by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. now owns 431,752 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,083,000 after purchasing an additional 5,800 shares during the last quarter. 17.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Guild Company Profile
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Guild Holdings Company originates, sells, and services residential mortgage loans in the United States. It operates in two segments, Origination and Servicing. The company offers residential mortgages through retail and correspondent channels. Guild Holdings Company was incorporated in 1960 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
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