The end of February will be a busy period for homebuilder investors given a number of forthcoming economic releases and earnings reports. The following is what investors need to know, according to Wedbush's Jay McCanless.
Economic Releases
- December 2018 Housing Starts (Feb. 26): Consensus estimates calls for a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.245 million starts, which is up 3.2 percent over November's data.
- January 2019 Pending Home Sales (Feb. 27): Consensus estimates calls for a 1.9-percent decline from December.
- Fourth Quarter Home Ownership Report (Feb. 28): Quarterly data on total households will be released.
Earnings Reports
Feb. 26: TRI Pointe Group Inc TPH is expected to earn 65 cents per share on revenue of $1.1 billion on flat prices and lower volumes.
Feb. 26: LGI Homes Inc LGIH is expected to show EPS of $1.59 on revenue of $418 million. Both Wedbush estimates are short of consensus forecasts of $1.75 per share and $429.5 million.
Feb. 26: Toll Brothers Inc TOL is expected to show EPS of 63 cents and revenue that's up 7.1 percent from last year to $1.26 billion from higher prices and higher closing volumes.
Feb. 28: BMC Stock Holdings Inc BCMH is expected to show adjusted AEBITDA of $49.1 million on revenue of $866.1 million versus consensus estimate of $49 million and $855.1 million.
Feb. 28: Builders FirstSource, Inc. BLDR is expected to show AEBITDA of $121.1 million on $1.96 billion in sales versus consensus estimate of $118 million and $1.86 billion.
Downgrades And Recommendations
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