Wedbush Issues Negative Forecast for LGI Homes Earnings

LGI Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ:LGIH) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for LGI Homes in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now expects that the financial services provider will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.48. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $115.00 target price 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of LGI Homes from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on LGI Homes from $82.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price target on shares of LGI Homes in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $118.33.

LGI Homes Stock Performance

Shares of LGI Homes stock opened at $73.63 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 12.72 and a quick ratio of 0.54. The firm has a market cap of $1.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.83 and a beta of 2.03. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $86.83 and its 200-day moving average is $100.60. LGI Homes has a one year low of $72.55 and a one year high of $125.83.

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

Institutional Trading of LGI Homes

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in LGIH. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in LGI Homes by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 2,185 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $195,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Mariner LLC raised its position in LGI Homes by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 4,581 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $410,000 after buying an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV lifted its stake in LGI Homes by 29.8% during the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 732 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $87,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in LGI Homes by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,232 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $383,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE grew its stake in shares of LGI Homes by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,857 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $339,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. 84.89% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

LGI Homes Company Profile

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.