Bear Of The Day: Beazer Homes (BZH)

Beazer Homes (BZH) recently reported earnings and missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate.  Revenues were in line, but they declined on a year over year basis.  This is not what investors want to see and this stock is now a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) and the Bear of the Day.

Description

Beazer Homes is a homebuilder in the United States. The company designs, constructs, and sells single-family and multi-family homes for entry-level, move-up, or retirement-oriented home buyers under the Beazer Homes brand name. It sells its homes through commissioned new home sales counselors and independent brokers in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Beazer Homes USA, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Estimates

Following the recent miss, numbers have dropped.  These aren’t just any numbers, these are earnings estimates. 

The best way to look at the move is via this chart:

When estimates move lower like this, there is a good chance the multiple could see some contraction. 

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