Wedbush Predicts Higher Earnings for Smith Douglas Homes

Smith Douglas Homes Corp. (NYSE:SDHC) – Research analysts at Wedbush lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Smith Douglas Homes in a report released on Wednesday, May 14th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.48 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.41. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $18.00 price target 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’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS.

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

SDHC has been the topic of a number of other reports. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on Smith Douglas Homes from $21.00 to $16.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on 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. Finally, Bank of America downgraded shares of Smith Douglas Homes from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $33.00 to $22.00 in a report on Monday, January 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Smith Douglas Homes currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $22.20.

Smith Douglas Homes Trading Down 5.8%

Shares of NYSE SDHC opened at $17.09 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $878.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.87 and a beta of 1.28. Smith Douglas Homes has a twelve month low of $17.02 and a twelve month high of $39.50. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $19.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of $24.29.

Insider Transactions at Smith Douglas Homes

In other Smith Douglas Homes news, Director Jeffrey T. Jackson purchased 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 16th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $18.49 per share, with a total value of $110,940.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 25,682 shares in the company, valued at approximately $474,860.18. This represents a 30.48% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 82.71% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

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.