Brokers Issue Forecasts for UWM's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:UWMC)

UWM Holdings Co. (NYSE:UWMC - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Wedbush reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of UWM in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 7th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.06 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.08. Wedbush currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $6.50 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for UWM's current full-year earnings is $0.20 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for UWM's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS.

UWMC has been the subject of several other reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on UWM from $7.00 to $6.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. UBS Group raised shares of UWM from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their target price for the company from $4.75 to $4.50 in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target on UWM from $7.50 to $6.50 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, UWM has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $6.86.

UWM Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of UWM stock traded down $0.06 on Thursday, reaching $4.19. The company had a trading volume of 7,220,996 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,425,938. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a current ratio of 1.40. The firm has a market cap of $6.70 billion, a PE ratio of -18.22 and a beta of 1.75. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $5.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $5.79. UWM has a 52-week low of $4.00 and a 52-week high of $9.74.

UWM (NYSE:UWMC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported ($0.23) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.06 by ($0.29). The business had revenue of $613.37 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $558.80 million.

UWM Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 18th. UWM's dividend payout ratio is currently -307.69%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in UWM by 101.8% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,863 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 2,958 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its holdings in UWM by 135.4% in the 1st quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 8,159 shares of the company's stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 4,693 shares during the period. Independent Advisor Alliance acquired a new position in shares of UWM during the 1st quarter valued at about $58,000. SYM FINANCIAL Corp purchased a new position in shares of UWM during the 1st quarter worth about $64,000. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of UWM during the 1st quarter worth about $65,000. 53.59% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About UWM

UWM Holdings Corporation engages in the residential mortgage lending business in the United States. The company offers mortgage loans through wholesale channel. It originates primarily conforming and government loans. UWM Holdings Corporation was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Pontiac, Michigan.