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Brokers Issue Forecasts for UWM's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:UWMC)

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UWM Holdings Co. (NYSE:UWMC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Wedbush dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of UWM in a research note issued on Monday, March 3rd. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.07 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.09. Wedbush has a "Neutral" rating and a $6.50 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for UWM's current full-year earnings is $0.20 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for UWM's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

UWM (NYSE:UWMC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.07 by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $560.21 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $645.75 million.

UWMC has been the subject of several other reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded UWM from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $6.50 to $7.50 in a research report on Monday. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on UWM from $7.50 to $6.50 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of UWM from $8.50 to $7.50 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, UWM currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $7.25.

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UWM Price Performance

Shares of UWMC traded up $0.17 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $6.40. 5,748,451 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,543,988. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. UWM has a 1 year low of $5.31 and a 1 year high of $9.74. The company has a market cap of $10.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.81 and a beta of 1.64. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $6.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $6.92.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of UWM by 886.9% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,727,477 shares of the company's stock valued at $21,880,000 after purchasing an additional 3,349,779 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in UWM by 37.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,764,910 shares of the company's stock worth $69,060,000 after purchasing an additional 3,212,081 shares during the last quarter. Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco LLC purchased a new stake in UWM during the third quarter valued at about $21,797,000. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of UWM by 24.5% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 10,218,728 shares of the company's stock valued at $87,064,000 after buying an additional 2,010,985 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new position in shares of UWM during the fourth quarter valued at about $6,602,000. 53.59% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

UWM Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 20th will be paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.25%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 20th. UWM's dividend payout ratio is currently 500.00%.

UWM Company Profile

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UWM Holdings Corporation engages in the residential mortgage lending business in the United States. The company offers mortgage loans through wholesale channel. It originates primarily conforming and government loans. UWM Holdings Corporation was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Pontiac, Michigan.

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