Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) Upgraded at B. Riley

B. Riley upgraded shares of Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) to a hold rating in a report released on Sunday morning,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 several other research reports. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $33.00 price objective (down previously from $37.00) on shares of Beazer Homes USA in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $41.00 target price (down from $45.00) on shares of Beazer Homes USA in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $32.33.

Beazer Homes USA Trading Up 4.3%

Shares of Beazer Homes USA stock opened at $23.34 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 13.07. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $21.36 and a 200-day moving average of $22.89. Beazer Homes USA has a 52-week low of $17.37 and a 52-week high of $38.22. The stock has a market cap of $707.11 million, a PE ratio of 7.55, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 2.09.

Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The construction company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $565.34 million for 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%. The company’s revenue was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.26 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Beazer Homes USA will post 3.48 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Beazer Homes USA

In related news, Director John J. Kelley III purchased 10,000 shares of Beazer Homes USA stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $21.50 per share, for a total transaction of $215,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 15,917 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $342,215.50. The trade was a 169.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 6.52% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Beazer Homes USA

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Beazer Homes USA by 776.2% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 920 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 815 shares during the period. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Beazer Homes USA in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Beazer Homes USA during the 4th quarter worth about $69,000. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in Beazer Homes USA by 48.1% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,523 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 819 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC lifted its stake in Beazer Homes USA by 148.4% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,002 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 2,391 shares during the last quarter. 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.