Dream Finders Homes (NYSE:DFH) Sets New 52-Week Low – Should You Sell?

Dream Finders Homes, Inc. (NYSE:DFH)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday. The stock traded as low as $10.68 and last traded at $10.7240, with a volume of 49183 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $11.00.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Dream Finders Homes in a report on Friday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Dream Finders Homes presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $26.00.

Dream Finders Homes Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $959.82 million, a P/E ratio of 7.40 and a beta of 1.91. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $13.69 and its 200 day simple moving average is $14.46.

Dream Finders Homes (NYSE:DFH) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter. Dream Finders Homes had a return on equity of 10.38% and a net margin of 3.55%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Richard Beckwitt acquired 70,000 shares of Dream Finders Homes stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $13.95 per share, with a total value of $976,500.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 70,000 shares in the company, valued at $976,500. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In the last three months, insiders purchased 103,000 shares of company stock worth $1,427,755. Company insiders own 65.97% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dream Finders Homes

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Dream Finders Homes during the first quarter worth $4,800,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Dream Finders Homes by 19.3% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,449,308 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,173,000 after purchasing an additional 234,899 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in Dream Finders Homes in the second quarter worth about $2,833,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its position in shares of Dream Finders Homes by 5.2% during the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,876,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,125,000 after buying an additional 92,691 shares during the period. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its position in shares of Dream Finders Homes by 105.9% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 128,872 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,204,000 after buying an additional 66,294 shares during the period. 95.55% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Dream Finders Homes

Dream Finders Homes, Inc is a residential homebuilder that designs, builds and sells single-family homes. The company offers both build-to-order and speculative homes, serving a range of buyers through communities developed in suburban and metropolitan markets.

In addition to home construction, Dream Finders Homes provides related services through affiliated businesses, including mortgage lending and title services. Its homebuilding operations are concentrated in several U.S. markets, primarily across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Texas and Colorado, with offerings that vary by local market and community.

The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.