Wedbush Reiterates “Outperform” Rating for Landsea Homes (NASDAQ:LSEA)

Wedbush restated their outperform rating on shares of Landsea Homes (NASDAQ:LSEA) in a report released on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $15.00 price objective on the stock. Wedbush also issued estimates for Landsea Homes’ Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.10) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.25 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Landsea Homes from $9.00 to $7.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. B. Riley reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $18.00 price target (up previously from $17.00) on shares of Landsea Homes in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th.

Landsea Homes Stock Down 2.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ:LSEA opened at $7.22 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $262.30 million, a PE ratio of 10.03, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a current ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 2.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Landsea Homes has a twelve month low of $6.54 and a twelve month high of $14.91. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.18.

Insider Activity at Landsea Homes

In other Landsea Homes news, Director Ming Tian sold 2,521,740 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.25, for a total value of $25,847,835.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,543,411 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $67,069,962.75. The trade was a 27.82 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Huaijun Chen sold 3,565,217 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.25, for a total transaction of $36,543,474.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 534,783 shares in the company, valued at $5,481,525.75. This represents a 86.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 51.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Landsea Homes

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new position in shares of Landsea Homes during the 4th quarter worth $158,000. Nokomis Capital L.L.C. grew its stake in shares of Landsea Homes by 51.5% during the 4th quarter. Nokomis Capital L.L.C. now owns 1,643,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,954,000 after purchasing an additional 558,834 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG grew its stake in shares of Landsea Homes by 104.7% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 16,127 shares of the company’s stock worth $137,000 after purchasing an additional 8,250 shares during the period. Corton Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Landsea Homes during the 4th quarter worth $215,000. Finally, Bridgeway Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Landsea Homes by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 408,230 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,466,000 after purchasing an additional 9,353 shares during the period. 82.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Landsea Homes

Landsea Homes Corporation engages in the design, construction, marketing, and sale of suburban and urban single-family detached and attached homes in the United States. The company develops homes and communities; builds suburban, single-family detached and attached homes, mid-and high-rise properties, and master-planned communities.