Guild (GHLD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.37 to $14.56
• 50-Day Range: $13.25 to $15.87
• 52-Week Range: $12.78 to $18.25
• Volume: 64,928 shs
• Average Volume: 12,819 shs
• Market Capitalization: $870.74 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $16.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Guild Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Guild scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 307th out of 937 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Guild has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Guild has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.71%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Guild are expected to grow by 15.71% in the coming year, from $1.40 to $1.62 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Guild is -9.08, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Guild is -9.08, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Guild has a PEG Ratio of 0.31. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Guild has a P/B Ratio of 0.73. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.02% of the float of Guild has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Guild has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Guild has recently decreased by 8.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Guild does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Guild does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Guild will have a dividend payout ratio of 61.73% next year. This indicates that Guild will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.02% of the float of Guild has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Guild has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Guild has recently decreased by 8.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.54

News Sentiment

Guild has a news sentiment score of 1.54. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Guild this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Guild insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

78.51% of the stock of Guild is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 17.52% of the stock of Guild is held by institutions.

GHLD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GHLD shares performed this year?

Guild's stock was trading at $14.09 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, GHLD stock has decreased by 0.1% and is now trading at $14.07.
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How were Guild's earnings last quarter?

Guild Holdings (NYSE:GHLD) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 9th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.11. The firm earned $231.78 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $173.77 million. Guild had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.21% and a negative net margin of 12.78%.

When did Guild IPO?

Guild (GHLD) raised $153 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, October 22nd 2020. The company issued 8,500,000 shares at a price of $17.00-$19.00 per share. Wells Fargo Securities, BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan and JMP Securities acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Compass Point and C.L. King & Associates were co-managers.

Who are Guild's major shareholders?

Guild's top institutional investors include Bridges Investment Management Inc. (1.15%), Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. (1.07%), Donald Smith & CO. Inc. (0.56%) and Empowered Funds LLC (0.44%). Insiders that own company stock include Terry Lynn Schmidt, David Manuel Neylan, Mary Ann Mcgarry, Desiree Amber Kramer, Michael Charles Meyer and Edward Bryant Jr.
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How do I buy shares of Guild?

Shares of GHLD 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 Guild own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Guild investors own include Arista Networks (ANET), Broadcom (AVGO), General Electric (GE), Adobe (ADBE), TechnipFMC (FTI), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Intuit (INTU).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/09/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Mortgage bankers & correspondents
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GHLD
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1821160
• Web: www.guildmortgage.com
• Phone: 858-560-6330
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,200
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $16.50
• High Stock Price Target: $20.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $13.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.55)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.05
• P/E Growth: 0.31
• Net Income: $-39,010,000.00
• Net Margins: -12.78%
• Pretax Margin: -17.58%
• Return on Equity: 6.21%
• Return on Assets: 1.76%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.92
• Current Ratio: 0.06
• Quick Ratio: 0.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $745.56 million
• Price / Sales: 1.17
• Cash Flow: $1.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.59
• Book Value: $19.36 per share
• Price / Book: 0.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 61,886,000
• Free Float: 13,627,000
• Market Cap: $870.74 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.02