Wedbush Comments on LGI Homes’ Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:LGIH)

LGI Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ:LGIH) – Stock analysts at Wedbush dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of LGI Homes in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 29th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $2.20 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.42. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $115.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for LGI Homes’ current full-year earnings is $8.46 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for LGI Homes’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.70 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.38 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.89 EPS.

LGI Homes (NASDAQ:LGIH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by ($0.29). LGI Homes had a net margin of 8.75% and a return on equity of 10.32%. The company had revenue of $351.42 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $380.07 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.72 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research firms have also commented on LGIH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of LGI Homes from $82.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $140.00 price objective on shares of LGI Homes in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn upgraded LGI Homes from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $111.67.

LGI Homes Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LGIH opened at $53.18 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $65.46 and a 200 day moving average of $85.92. The company has a current ratio of 12.72, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The stock has a market cap of $1.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.38 and a beta of 1.99. LGI Homes has a 12 month low of $52.48 and a 12 month high of $125.83.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On LGI Homes

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in LGI Homes by 131.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 111,557 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $13,222,000 after purchasing an additional 63,346 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of LGI Homes by 19.8% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 8,212 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $734,000 after buying an additional 1,357 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of LGI Homes by 28.8% in the fourth quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 4,493 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $402,000 after buying an additional 1,005 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of LGI Homes by 112.9% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 347 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in LGI Homes by 51.6% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,110 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $99,000 after acquiring an additional 378 shares during the period. 84.89% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other LGI Homes news, COO Michael Larry Snider sold 1,105 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.94, for a total transaction of $83,913.70. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 27,102 shares in the company, valued at $2,058,125.88. This trade represents a 3.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 12.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

LGI Homes Company Profile

LGI Homes, Inc designs, constructs, and sells homes. It offers entry-level homes, such as attached and detached homes, and active adult homes under the LGI Homes brand name; and luxury series homes under the Terrata Homes brand name. The company also engages in the wholesale business, which include building and selling homes to large institutions looking to acquire single-family rental properties.