Wedbush Lowers Earnings Estimates for Dream Finders Homes

Dream Finders Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ:DFH) – Equities researchers at Wedbush lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Dream Finders Homes in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 31st. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now forecasts that the company will earn $0.69 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.76. The consensus estimate for Dream Finders Homes’ current full-year earnings is $3.29 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Dream Finders Homes’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.58 EPS.

Dream Finders Homes (NASDAQ:DFH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by ($0.14). Dream Finders Homes had a return on equity of 30.18% and a net margin of 7.65%. The company had revenue of $986.26 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.07 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.75 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Separately, Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Dream Finders Homes from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 19th.

Dream Finders Homes Trading Up 4.7 %

NASDAQ DFH opened at $32.40 on Monday. Dream Finders Homes has a 1-year low of $22.10 and a 1-year high of $44.38. The company has a market capitalization of $3.04 billion, a PE ratio of 10.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.93. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $33.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $30.59.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dream Finders Homes

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DFH. Norden Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Dream Finders Homes by 56.1% in the first quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 18,721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $819,000 after buying an additional 6,729 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dream Finders Homes in the first quarter valued at about $312,000. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dream Finders Homes in the first quarter valued at about $603,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP lifted its stake in shares of Dream Finders Homes by 18.5% in the first quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 13,761 shares of the company’s stock valued at $602,000 after buying an additional 2,153 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of Dream Finders Homes by 445.3% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 34,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,515,000 after buying an additional 28,288 shares during the period. 95.55% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Dream Finders Homes news, Director William Radford Lovett II sold 32,724 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.72, for a total transaction of $1,234,349.28. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 4,733,674 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $178,554,183.28. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In other Dream Finders Homes news, CEO Patrick O. Zalupski sold 11,804 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.62, for a total transaction of $337,830.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,130,907 shares in the company, valued at $32,366,558.34. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director William Radford Lovett II sold 32,724 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.72, for a total transaction of $1,234,349.28. Following the sale, the director now owns 4,733,674 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $178,554,183.28. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 340,708 shares of company stock valued at $11,334,408 over the last three months. 70.45% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Dream Finders Homes

Dream Finders Homes, Inc operates as a holding company for Dream Finders Homes LLC that engages in homebuilding business in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Financial Services. It designs, constructs, and sells single-family entry-level, and first-time and second time move-up homes, as well as active adult homes and custom homes in Florida, Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Colorado, and the Washington, DC metropolitan area.