Wedbush Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Smith Douglas Homes

Smith Douglas Homes Corp. (NYSE:SDHC) – Investment analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Smith Douglas Homes in a report issued on Wednesday, May 14th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now anticipates that the company will earn $0.27 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.33. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $18.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Smith Douglas Homes’ current full-year earnings is $1.73 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Smith Douglas Homes’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Bank of America lowered Smith Douglas Homes from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $33.00 to $22.00 in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Smith Douglas Homes from $21.00 to $20.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have given a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Smith Douglas Homes currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $24.20.

Smith Douglas Homes Trading Down 8.6%

SDHC stock opened at $18.44 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $948.31 million, a PE ratio of 10.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.87 and a beta of 1.28. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $19.41 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.67. Smith Douglas Homes has a 12-month low of $17.03 and a 12-month high of $39.50.

Smith Douglas Homes (NYSE:SDHC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 12th. The company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.46. The company had revenue of $287.49 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $265.85 million. Smith Douglas Homes had a net margin of 4.60% and a return on equity of 21.01%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Smith Douglas Homes

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. PDT Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Smith Douglas Homes by 10.7% in the 1st quarter. PDT Partners LLC now owns 13,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $273,000 after acquiring an additional 1,349 shares during the period. Beck Mack & Oliver LLC boosted its stake in shares of Smith Douglas Homes by 20.2% in the first quarter. Beck Mack & Oliver LLC now owns 840,975 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,416,000 after purchasing an additional 141,545 shares during the period. Trexquant Investment LP grew its holdings in Smith Douglas Homes by 93.1% during the 1st quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 16,420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $321,000 after purchasing an additional 7,916 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in Smith Douglas Homes by 32.7% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,211,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,644,000 after purchasing an additional 298,227 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Smith Douglas Homes by 80.2% during the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 14,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $281,000 after buying an additional 6,406 shares during the period.

Smith Douglas Homes Company Profile

Smith Douglas Homes Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, construction, and sale of single-family homes in the southeastern United States. It also provides closing, escrow, and title insurance services. The company sells its products to entry-level and empty-nest homebuyers. Smith Douglas Homes Corp.