UPDATE: Sterne Agee Downgrades Beazer Homes USA

In a research note released Wednesday, Sterne Agee analyst Jay McCanless downgraded Beazer Homes USA (NYSE: BZH) from Buy to Neutral, due to shares being in the five percent range of the firm's unchanged $22 price target.

In addition, the analyst is raising his full-year 2014 GAAP earnings per share estimate from $0.02 to $0.12, due to the sale of pre-owned rental homes stake to American Home 4 Rent.


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McCanless is also lifting his full-year 2015 GAAP earnings per share estimate from $13.97 to $14.11, due to a five percent increase tax provision in the first three quarters of full-year 2015.

The analyst continued to comment, "from a fundamental perspective shares of the company are appropriately valued."

Shares of the company are down three percent Wednesday.


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