Wedbush Issues Negative Estimate for LGI Homes Earnings

LGI Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ:LGIH) – Analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of LGI Homes in a report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.86 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.48. 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’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.74 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.42 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.92 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.94 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.65 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.16 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.79 EPS.

LGI Homes (NASDAQ:LGIH) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The financial services provider reported $2.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.31 by ($0.16). LGI Homes had a return on equity of 10.32% and a net margin of 8.75%. The business had revenue of $557.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $588.56 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.19 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 8.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $160.00 target price on shares of LGI Homes in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of LGI Homes from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of LGI Homes from $82.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $118.33.

LGI Homes Trading Down 0.3 %

LGIH opened at $73.43 on Friday. LGI Homes has a 12 month low of $71.70 and a 12 month high of $125.83. 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 50-day moving average of $86.83 and a 200 day moving average of $100.60. The firm has a market cap of $1.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.80 and a beta of 2.03.

Institutional Trading of LGI Homes

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position in LGI Homes by 20.4% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 44,345 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,964,000 after purchasing an additional 7,508 shares in the last quarter. iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new stake in shares of LGI Homes in the 4th quarter valued at about $405,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new stake in shares of LGI Homes in the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,227,000. Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its stake in shares of LGI Homes by 24.7% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 20,700 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,851,000 after purchasing an additional 4,100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC purchased a new position in LGI Homes during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $329,000. Institutional investors own 84.89% of the company’s stock.

About LGI Homes

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.