Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) Upgraded to “Hold” at B. Riley

B. Riley upgraded shares of Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) to a hold rating in a report released on Sunday,Zacks.com reports. B. Riley also issued estimates for Beazer Homes USA’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.14 EPS.

BZH has been the subject of a number of other reports. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $33.00 target price (down from $37.00) on shares of Beazer Homes USA in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $41.00 price objective (down previously from $45.00) on shares of Beazer Homes USA in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $32.33.

Beazer Homes USA Stock Up 4.3%

Shares of BZH stock opened at $23.34 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $21.36 and a 200-day moving average of $22.89. Beazer Homes USA has a 12-month low of $17.37 and a 12-month high of $38.22. The company has a market capitalization of $707.11 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.55, a P/E/G ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 2.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 13.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88.

Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The construction company reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $565.34 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $543.60 million. Beazer Homes USA had a return on equity of 7.81% and a net margin of 3.91%. Beazer Homes USA’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.26 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Beazer Homes USA will post 3.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Beazer Homes USA

In related news, Director John J. Kelley III purchased 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 9th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $21.50 per share, for a total transaction of $215,000.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 15,917 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $342,215.50. This trade represents a 169.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 6.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its position in shares of Beazer Homes USA by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 76,110 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,552,000 after purchasing an additional 476 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in Beazer Homes USA by 4.4% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 17,314 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $353,000 after buying an additional 734 shares during the period. Sterling Capital Management LLC grew its position in Beazer Homes USA by 776.2% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 920 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 815 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in Beazer Homes USA by 48.1% during the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,523 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 819 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its position in Beazer Homes USA by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 18,234 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $501,000 after acquiring an additional 835 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.65% of the company’s stock.

About Beazer Homes USA

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.