M.D.C. (MDC) Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for M.D.C. in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings and 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" MDC shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in MDC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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4 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for M.D.C.'s shares. Their MDC share price forecasts range from $27.00 to $28.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $27.50 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 35.3%.
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M.D.C.'s stock was trading at $31.60 at the start of the year. Since then, MDC shares have increased by 34.6% and is now trading at $42.52.
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M.D.C. saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,290,000 shares, a decrease of 6.1% from the April 15th total of 2,440,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 654,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.5 days. Approximately 4.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 27th 2023.
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M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:MDC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 2nd. The construction company reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.64. The construction company earned $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $887.13 million. M.D.C. had a net margin of 8.99% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.34%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 17.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.02 EPS.

M.D.C. declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 10th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share on Wednesday, May 24th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 9th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of M.D.C. (NYSE:MDC) stock in their portfolio include Timothy Plan Market Neutral ETF (TPMN), Invesco Dynamic Building & Construction ETF (PKB), Invesco S&P SmallCap High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (XSHD), Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF (CALF), AAM Bahl & Gaynor Small/Mid Cap Income Growth ETF (SMIG), Hoya Capital Housing ETF (HOMZ), Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF (PSCD) and Qraft AI-Enhanced Next Value ETF (NVQ).

M.D.C. (NYSE:MDC) pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.89%. MDC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 29.72%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, MDC will have a dividend payout ratio of 49.75% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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M.D.C. trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MDC."

M.D.C.'s stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (13.99%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.24%), State Street Corp (3.39%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.49%), Hamlin Capital Management LLC (2.20%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.86%). Insiders that own company stock include David D Mandarich, David E Blackford, David Siegel, Herbert T Buchwald, Larry A Mizel, Leslie B Fox, Michael A Berman, Paris G Reece III, Raymond T Baker, Robert Nathaniel Martin and Staci M Woolsey.
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Shares of MDC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of MDC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $42.52.

M.D.C. (NYSE:MDC) has a market capitalization of $3.11 billion and generates $5.72 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $562.14 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.73 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,643 workers across the globe.

M.D.C.'s mailing address is 4350 S MONACO STREET SUITE 500, DENVER CO, 80237. The official website for the company is www.mdcholdings.com. The construction company can be reached via phone at (303) 773-1100, via email at ir@mdch.com, or via fax at 303-771-3461.