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Jay McCanless

Jay McCanless Analyst Performance

Managing Director, Equity Research at Wedbush

Jay McCanless is a stock analyst at Wedbush, covering 24 publicly traded companies across a range of sectors. Over the past year, Jay McCanless has issued 25 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to Jay McCanless' proprietary MarketBeat Analyst Rating is reserved for MarketBeat All Access subscribers, the rating is updated daily to reflect the most recent analyst activity. This profile highlights Jay McCanless' coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies — helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions.

Analyst Ratings, Coverage, and Performance Statistics

Average Return
00.00% 12-Month ROI
Success Rate
00.00% Profitable Ratings
Total Ratings
88 Last 8 Years
Buy Recommendations
54.02% 47 Buy Ratings
Companies Covered
24 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

RatingPercentageCount
Strong Buy0.0%0 ratings
Buy54.0%47 ratings
Hold46.0%40 ratings
Sell0.0%0 ratings

Out of 87 total stock ratings issued by Jay McCanless at Wedbush, the majority (54.0%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 46.0% Hold.

Exchange Coverage

ExchangePercentageCount
NYSE
79.2% of companies on NYSE
19 companies
NASDAQ
20.8% of companies on NASDAQ
5 companies

Jay McCanless, an analyst at Wedbush, currently covers 24 companies listed on NYSE and NASDAQ, with the majority traded on NYSE.

Coverage Focus

Sector IconSectorPercentage
Construction
13 companies
54.2%
Finance
6 companies
25.0%
Retail/Wholesale
3 companies
12.5%
Business Services
1 company
4.2%
Computer and Technology
1 company
4.2%

Jay McCanless of Wedbush specializes in stock coverage within the Construction sector, with additional focus on Finance and Retail/Wholesale companies.

Coverage Industries

IndustryPercentage
BLDG - RSDNT/COMR
10 companies
41.7%
FIN - MISC SVCS
2 companies
8.3%
REAL ESTATE DEV
2 companies
8.3%
FIN - MTG&REL SVS
2 companies
8.3%
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
1 company
4.2%
BLDG PRD - RT/WHL
1 company
4.2%
INTERNET SERVICES
1 company
4.2%
BLDG PRD - AIR/HT
1 company
4.2%
MILLWORK, VENEER, PLYWOOD, & STRUCTURAL WOOD MEMBERS
1 company
4.2%
LUMBER & OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS
1 company
4.2%
LUMBER & OTHER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
1 company
4.2%
OPERATIVE BUILDERS
1 company
4.2%

About Jay McCanless

Jay McCanless is a Managing Director of Equity Research, covering the Homebuilders and Building Products sectors. In his more than 14 years in financial services, he covered REITs, building products, and home furnishings for a number of sell-side firms. Jay received a B.S.M. in Finance from Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business and his MBA from Belmont University’s Massey School of Business. Jay also has his Series 7, 63, 86, and 87 certifications.
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Jay McCanless' Ratings History at Wedbush

Recommendation ROI is the percentage between the price on the Report Date to the price 12 months after the report date.
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CompanyReport DateActionReport Date Price12-Month
Price Target
Rating12-Month
Price & ROI
Details
Toll Brothers Inc. stock logo
TOL
Toll Brothers
9/5/2025Reiterated Rating$145.70$165.00Outperform
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc stock logo
HOV
Hovnanian Enterprises
8/27/2025Reiterated Rating$140.80$120.00Neutral
Toll Brothers Inc. stock logo
TOL
Toll Brothers
8/26/2025Reiterated Rating$138.66$165.00Outperform
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc stock logo
HOV
Hovnanian Enterprises
8/18/2025Reiterated Rating$155.58$120.00Neutral
Burford Capital Limited stock logo
BUR
Burford Capital
8/14/2025Reiterated Rating$13.75$18.00Outperform
Toll Brothers Inc. stock logo
TOL
Toll Brothers
8/12/2025Lower Price Target$125.21$165.00Outperform
Meritage Homes Corporation stock logo
MTH
Meritage Homes
7/25/2025Lower Price Target$69.59$90.00Neutral
D.R. Horton, Inc. stock logo
DHI
D.R. Horton
7/23/2025Boost Price Target$153.31$170.00Neutral
Geo Group Inc (The) stock logo
GEO
Geo Group
6/23/2025Reiterated Rating$23.53$36.00Outperform
Builders FirstSource, Inc. stock logo
BLDR
Builders FirstSource
6/20/2025Lower Price Target$106.69$145.00Outperform
Burford Capital Limited stock logo
BUR
Burford Capital
6/11/2025Upgrade$13.14$18.00Outperform
LGI Homes, Inc. stock logo
LGIH
LGI Homes
6/5/2025Lower Price Target$49.69$93.00Neutral
Rithm Capital Corp. stock logo
RITM
Rithm Capital
5/19/2025Reiterated Rating$11.62$14.00Outperform
Toll Brothers Inc. stock logo
TOL
Toll Brothers
5/15/2025Reiterated Rating$105.08$175.00Outperform
Landsea Homes Corporation stock logo
LSEA
Landsea Homes
5/13/2025Reiterated Rating$11.23$11.30Neutral
Zillow Group, Inc. stock logo
Z
Zillow Group
5/5/2025Reiterated Rating$68.31$100.00Outperform
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. stock logo
BZH
Beazer Homes USA
5/2/2025Reiterated Rating$20.89$41.00Outperform
Tri Pointe Homes Inc. stock logo
TPH
Tri Pointe Homes
4/28/2025Upgrade$30.33$43.00Outperform
Century Communities, Inc. stock logo
CCS
Century Communities
4/24/2025Lower Price Target$54.18$88.00Neutral
Rithm Capital Corp. stock logo
RITM
Rithm Capital
3/28/2025Reiterated Rating$11.44$14.00Outperform
KB Home stock logo
KBH
KB Home
3/25/2025Reiterated Rating$59.59$75.00Neutral
Lennar Corporation stock logo
LEN
Lennar
3/17/2025Reiterated Rating$118.65$158.00Neutral
Landsea Homes Corporation stock logo
LSEA
Landsea Homes
3/5/2025Reiterated Rating$6.91$15.00Outperform
Rocket Companies, Inc. stock logo
RKT
Rocket Companies
3/5/2025Reiterated Rating$14.14$13.00Neutral
UWM Holdings Corporation stock logo
UWMC
UWM
3/3/2025Reiterated Rating$6.28$6.50Neutral