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In the latest session, Beazer Homes USA Inc (NYSE: BZH) closed at $27.80 down -2.04% from its previous closing price of $28.38. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. BZH stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.4094 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.21.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Beazer Homes USA Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.10 and its Current Ratio is at 8.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.85 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.84.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wedbush on September 05, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $45 from $41 previously.
On May 31, 2024, Oppenheimer started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $37.
Wedbush Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on October 10, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $32.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 12 ’24 when Goldberg David I sold 6,057 shares for $32.06 per share. The transaction valued at 194,187 led to the insider holds 131,004 shares of the business.
Belknap Keith L Jr sold 80,738 shares of BZH for $2,669,360 on Jul 16 ’24. The EVP, General Counsel now owns 70,081 shares after completing the transaction at $33.06 per share. On Jul 15 ’24, another insider, Belknap Keith L Jr, who serves as the EVP, General Counsel of the company, sold 13,300 shares for $31.17 each. As a result, the insider received 414,561 and left with 150,819 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BZH now has a Market Capitalization of 863195520 and an Enterprise Value of 2050711552. As of this moment, Beazer’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 4.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.38. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.945 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.775.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, BZH has reached a high of $38.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $25.48. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.89%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BZH has traded an average of 315.29K shares per day and 324000 over the past ten days. A total of 31.05M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 28.66M. Insiders hold about 7.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.89% stake in the company. Shares short for BZH as of 1730332800 were 1532926 with a Short Ratio of 5.26, compared to 1727654400 on 1429764. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1532926 and a Short% of Float of 5.33.