Wedbush Predicts LGI Homes' Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:LGIH)

Key Points

• Wedbush has cut its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for LGI Homes to $0.89, down from the previous forecast of $0.95, while maintaining a "Neutral" rating with a price target of $95.00.
• Despite a recent earnings beat, where LGI Homes reported $1.36 EPS compared to an expected $1.21, the company's revenue fell 19.8% year-over-year.
• Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.89% of LGI Homes stock, indicating strong financial backing from larger investment entities.

LGI Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ:LGIH - Free Report) - Research analysts at Wedbush cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of LGI Homes in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, October 6th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.89 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.95. Wedbush has a "Neutral" rating and a $95.00 price target 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' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.57 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.68 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.37 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.49 EPS.

LGIH has been the topic of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on LGI Homes from $52.00 to $47.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of LGI Homes in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. JMP Securities boosted their price objective on LGI Homes from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a "market outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a "market outperform" rating on shares of LGI Homes in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $75.67.

LGI Homes Price Performance

Shares of LGIH stock opened at $50.12 on Tuesday. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $59.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $56.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 18.18 and a quick ratio of 0.64. The firm has a market cap of $1.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.56 and a beta of 1.77. LGI Homes has a one year low of $47.17 and a one year high of $118.31.

LGI Homes (NASDAQ:LGIH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.21 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $483.49 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $546.96 million. LGI Homes had a return on equity of 8.00% and a net margin of 7.63%.LGI Homes's quarterly revenue was down 19.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.48 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On LGI Homes

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in LGIH. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of LGI Homes by 21,108.3% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 58,959 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $3,919,000 after acquiring an additional 58,681 shares during the period. NBC Securities Inc. lifted its stake in shares of LGI Homes by 111,600.0% during the first quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 2,234 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $148,000 after acquiring an additional 2,232 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of LGI Homes by 134.0% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,477 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $298,000 after acquiring an additional 2,564 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its stake in LGI Homes by 34.8% in the first quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 10,065 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $669,000 after buying an additional 2,600 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in LGI Homes by 213.5% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 10,234 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $680,000 after buying an additional 6,970 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.89% of the company's stock.

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.

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