Wedbush Weighs in on Toll Brothers' Q1 Earnings (NYSE:TOL)

Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Wedbush lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Toll Brothers in a research note issued on Wednesday, December 11th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings per share of $2.04 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.37. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $175.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Toll Brothers' current full-year earnings is $14.57 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Toll Brothers' Q2 2025 earnings at $3.63 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $5.20 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on TOL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $150.00 price target (down previously from $166.00) on shares of Toll Brothers in a research note on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Toll Brothers from $163.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, September 27th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut shares of Toll Brothers from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $168.00 to $164.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Toll Brothers from $116.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 22nd. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Toll Brothers from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $152.53.

Toll Brothers Price Performance

TOL stock traded up $0.74 during trading on Monday, reaching $134.59. 1,817,106 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,374,350. Toll Brothers has a 52-week low of $95.46 and a 52-week high of $169.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 4.92. The company has a market cap of $13.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.93, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.69. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $153.08 and its 200 day moving average price is $139.44.

Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, December 9th. The construction company reported $4.63 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.34 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $3.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.17 billion. Toll Brothers had a net margin of 14.48% and a return on equity of 19.64%. The business's revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $4.11 EPS.

Toll Brothers Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 24th. Investors of record on Friday, January 10th will be issued a $0.23 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 10th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.68%. Toll Brothers's payout ratio is 6.12%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Toll Brothers news, Director John A. Mclean sold 1,000 shares of Toll Brothers stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.10, for a total transaction of $151,100.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 9,944 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,502,538.40. The trade was a 9.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas C. Jr. Yearley sold 25,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $153.05, for a total transaction of $3,826,250.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 296,382 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $45,361,265.10. This represents a 7.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 106,000 shares of company stock valued at $16,435,800. Insiders own 1.54% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Toll Brothers

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Toll Brothers in the 3rd quarter valued at $12,506,000. Chartwell Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Toll Brothers by 66.5% during the 3rd quarter. Chartwell Investment Partners LLC now owns 35,295 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $5,453,000 after buying an additional 14,092 shares during the period. Avior Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Toll Brothers by 4,894.1% during the 3rd quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,396 shares of the construction company's stock worth $525,000 after acquiring an additional 3,328 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Toll Brothers by 62,605.9% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 10,660 shares of the construction company's stock worth $1,647,000 after acquiring an additional 10,643 shares during the period. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC boosted its holdings in Toll Brothers by 22.4% in the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 23,005 shares of the construction company's stock worth $3,554,000 after acquiring an additional 4,209 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.76% of the company's stock.

Toll Brothers Company Profile

Toll Brothers, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, builds, markets, sells, and arranges finance for a range of detached and attached homes in luxury residential communities in the United States. It designs, builds, markets, and sells condominiums through Toll Brothers City Living. The company also develops a range of single-story living and first-floor primary bedroom suite home designs, as well as communities with recreational amenities, such as golf courses, marinas, pool complexes, country clubs, and fitness and recreation centers; and develops, operates, and rents apartments.