Landsea Homes (NASDAQ:LSEA) Earns “Outperform” Rating from Wedbush

Landsea Homes (NASDAQ:LSEA)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reiterated by research analysts at Wedbush in a report released on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $15.00 price target on the stock. Wedbush’s target price indicates a potential upside of 102.43% from the stock’s previous close. Wedbush also issued estimates for Landsea Homes’ Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.10) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.25 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. B. Riley reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $18.00 price target (up from $17.00) on shares of Landsea Homes in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Landsea Homes from $9.00 to $7.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday.

Landsea Homes Trading Up 5.1 %

Shares of LSEA stock opened at $7.41 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 2.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The stock has a market cap of $269.21 million, a P/E ratio of 10.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.28. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.18. Landsea Homes has a 1 year low of $6.54 and a 1 year high of $14.91.

Insider Buying and Selling at Landsea Homes

In other news, major shareholder Huaijun Chen sold 3,565,217 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.25, for a total transaction of $36,543,474.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 534,783 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,481,525.75. This represents a 86.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Ming Tian sold 2,521,740 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.25, for a total transaction of $25,847,835.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 6,543,411 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $67,069,962.75. This trade represents a 27.82 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 51.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Landsea Homes by 87.0% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 209,290 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,585,000 after buying an additional 97,391 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of Landsea Homes by 20.8% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 694,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,582,000 after purchasing an additional 119,500 shares during the last quarter. Mill Road Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Landsea Homes by 18.2% in the third quarter. Mill Road Capital Management LLC now owns 912,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,274,000 after purchasing an additional 140,786 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Landsea Homes by 36.6% in the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 54,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,000 after purchasing an additional 14,464 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in shares of Landsea Homes by 88.5% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 93,526 shares of the company’s stock worth $794,000 after purchasing an additional 43,909 shares during the last quarter. 82.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Landsea Homes

Landsea Homes Corporation engages in the design, construction, marketing, and sale of suburban and urban single-family detached and attached homes in the United States. The company develops homes and communities; builds suburban, single-family detached and attached homes, mid-and high-rise properties, and master-planned communities.