Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) Shares Gap Up – Time to Buy?

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) gapped up prior to trading on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $18.77, but opened at $25.30. Beazer Homes USA shares last traded at $24.3550, with a volume of 1,061,391 shares changing hands.

Beazer Homes USA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Beazer Homes USA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Dream Finders Homes’ $704 million all-cash bid for Beazer Homes at $25.75 per share initially lifted BZH as investors priced in a potential buyout premium. Dream Finders Homes Bids to Acquire Beazer Homes for $704 Million
• Neutral Sentiment: Beazer’s board rejected the unsolicited offer, saying it undervalues the company, and the rejection keeps merger-arbitrage traders focused on whether Dream Finders returns with a higher bid. Beazer Homes USA rejects Dream Finders’ acquisition offers as undervaluing company
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti cut multiple Beazer earnings estimates for FY2026, FY2027, and several quarters in between, signaling a softer profit outlook and adding pressure to the stock. Beazer Homes USA: The Hostile Buyout Situation Is Complicated

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BZH has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen cut Beazer Homes USA from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Sunday. Zacks Research upgraded Beazer Homes USA from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Beazer Homes USA from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Beazer Homes USA currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $31.33.

Beazer Homes USA Stock Down 7.1%

The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $21.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.34. The company has a current ratio of 15.67, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05. The firm has a market cap of $638.99 million, a PE ratio of -155.85, a PEG ratio of 9.12 and a beta of 2.15.

Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The construction company reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.72) by $0.69. The business had revenue of $409.85 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $448.79 million. Beazer Homes USA had a positive return on equity of 0.99% and a negative net margin of 0.18%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 27.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.42 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Beazer Homes USA, Inc. will post -0.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Beazer Homes USA

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Beazer Homes USA by 5.4% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 999,804 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $19,236,000 after buying an additional 51,284 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in Beazer Homes USA by 6.6% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 92,707 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,784,000 after buying an additional 5,741 shares during the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Beazer Homes USA by 1.9% in the first quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 58,615 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,128,000 after buying an additional 1,097 shares during the last quarter. Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in Beazer Homes USA by 31.5% in the first quarter. Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 104,498 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $2,011,000 after buying an additional 25,044 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in Beazer Homes USA by 20.2% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 17,320 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $333,000 after buying an additional 2,907 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.65% of the company’s stock.

Beazer Homes USA Company Profile

Beazer Homes USA, Inc is a national homebuilder specializing in the design, construction and sale of single-family homes. The company serves a diverse range of buyers, offering product lines that span from entry-level homes to move-up and active adult communities. In addition to its core homebuilding operations, Beazer provides mortgage financing, title and closing services through its subsidiaries, aiming to simplify the home-buying process and manage risk across the transaction.

Operating in key growth markets across the United States, Beazer Homes maintains a presence in more than a dozen metropolitan areas, including select markets in the Southeast, Southwest and West.