Wedbush Expects Reduced Earnings for Smith Douglas Homes

Smith Douglas Homes Corp. (NYSE:SDHC) – Research analysts at Wedbush reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Smith Douglas Homes in a report released on Wednesday, May 14th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.27 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.33. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $18.00 price objective 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.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on SDHC. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price 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. Bank of America cut Smith Douglas Homes from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $33.00 to $22.00 in a report on Monday, January 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Smith Douglas Homes currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $24.20.

Smith Douglas Homes Stock Down 8.6%

NYSE:SDHC opened at $18.44 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $19.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.67. The stock 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. Smith Douglas Homes has a fifty-two week low of $17.03 and a fifty-two week 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 for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46. Smith Douglas Homes had a return on equity of 21.01% and a net margin of 4.60%. The firm had revenue of $287.49 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $265.85 million.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Smith Douglas Homes

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Smith Douglas Homes by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 90,038 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,310,000 after purchasing an additional 457 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in Smith Douglas Homes by 8.4% during the 1st quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 11,001 shares of the company’s stock valued at $215,000 after buying an additional 848 shares during the last quarter. Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI purchased a new position in Smith Douglas Homes during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. PDT Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Smith Douglas Homes by 10.7% in the first 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 last quarter. Finally, New York State Common Retirement Fund raised its holdings in shares of Smith Douglas Homes by 1.0% in the first quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 185,119 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,614,000 after acquiring an additional 1,744 shares during the last quarter.

About Smith Douglas Homes

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.