B. Riley Initiates Coverage on Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH)

B. Riley initiated coverage on shares of Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH - Free Report) in a report published on Monday morning. The firm issued a neutral rating and a $23.00 price objective on the construction company's stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Beazer Homes USA's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.14 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $41.00 price target (down from $45.00) on shares of Beazer Homes USA in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $33.00 target price (down previously from $37.00) on shares of Beazer Homes USA in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $32.33.

Beazer Homes USA Trading Up 4.3%

Shares of Beazer Homes USA stock traded up $0.97 during trading on Monday, reaching $23.34. The company's stock had a trading volume of 497,511 shares, compared to its average volume of 390,960. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 13.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. Beazer Homes USA has a 52-week low of $17.37 and a 52-week high of $38.22. The firm's 50-day moving average is $21.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.89. The company has a market cap of $707.11 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.55, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 2.09.

Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The construction company reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.16. Beazer Homes USA had a net margin of 3.91% and a return on equity of 7.81%. The business had revenue of $565.34 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $543.60 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.26 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Beazer Homes USA will post 3.48 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Beazer Homes USA

In other Beazer Homes USA news, Director John J. Kelley III acquired 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 9th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $21.50 per share, for a total transaction of $215,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 15,917 shares in the company, valued at $342,215.50. This represents a 169.00% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 6.52% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Beazer Homes USA

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BZH. Belpointe Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Beazer Homes USA by 11.0% in the first quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 10,319 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $210,000 after acquiring an additional 1,021 shares in the last quarter. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Beazer Homes USA in the 1st quarter worth about $643,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Beazer Homes USA by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 17,314 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $353,000 after purchasing an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Beazer Homes USA by 35.5% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 198,855 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $4,055,000 after buying an additional 52,062 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in Beazer Homes USA by 1.8% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 73,915 shares of the construction company's stock worth $1,507,000 after buying an additional 1,279 shares in the last quarter. 85.65% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Beazer Homes USA Company Profile

Beazer Homes USA, Inc operates as a homebuilder in the United States. It designs, constructs, and sells single-family and multi-family homes under the Beazer Homes, Gatherings, and Choice Plans names. The company also sells its homes through commissioned new home sales counselors and independent brokers in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, Indiana, Delaware, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.