Wedbush Research Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for UWM

UWM Holdings Co. (NYSE:UWMC) – Equities researchers at Wedbush cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of UWM in a report released on Monday, March 3rd. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.07 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.09. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $6.50 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for UWM’s current full-year earnings is $0.20 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for UWM’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of UWM from $7.50 to $6.50 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of UWM from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $6.50 to $7.50 in a research note on Monday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of UWM from $8.50 to $7.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $7.25.

UWM Stock Performance

NYSE:UWMC opened at $6.45 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $6.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.92. The company has a market cap of $10.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -28.02 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. UWM has a 52 week low of $5.31 and a 52 week high of $9.74.

UWM (NYSE:UWMC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.07 by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $560.21 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $645.75 million.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On UWM

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of UWMC. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in UWM by 886.9% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,727,477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,880,000 after acquiring an additional 3,349,779 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in UWM by 37.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,764,910 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,060,000 after acquiring an additional 3,212,081 shares during the last quarter. Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco LLC purchased a new stake in UWM in the third quarter valued at $21,797,000. FMR LLC lifted its position in UWM by 24.5% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 10,218,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,064,000 after acquiring an additional 2,010,985 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new stake in UWM in the fourth quarter valued at $6,602,000. 53.59% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

UWM Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 20th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.21%. UWM’s payout ratio is currently 500.00%.

UWM Company Profile

UWM Holdings Corporation engages in the residential mortgage lending business in the United States. The company offers mortgage loans through wholesale channel. It originates primarily conforming and government loans. UWM Holdings Corporation was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Pontiac, Michigan.