Forestar Q3 revenue misses amid cautious consumer sentiment

D.R. Horton, Inc.
Forestar Group Inc.

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Overview

  • U.S. residential lot developer's fiscal Q3 revenue rose 4% but missed analyst expectations

  • Net income for fiscal Q3 grew 9% to $35.9 mln, with EPS at $0.70

  • Company maintained fiscal 2026 guidance for lot deliveries and revenue


Outlook

  • Forestar maintains fiscal 2026 lot delivery guidance of 14,000 to 14,500 lots

  • Company maintains fiscal 2026 revenue guidance of $1.6 bln to $1.7 bln

  • Forestar cites continued affordability constraints and cautious consumer sentiment in current market


Result Drivers

  • CAPITAL DISCIPLINE - Co attributed results to disciplined capital management amid affordability constraints and cautious consumer sentiment

  • LOT SALES PACE - Co said it is aligning the pace and price of lot sales with timing of investments and market demand


Company press release: ID:nBw8XPrBMa


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Revenue

Miss

$407 mln

$437.73 mln (3 Analysts)

Q3 EPS

$0.70

Q3 Net Income

$36 mln


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the construction & engineering peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Forestar Group Inc is $35.00, about 24.1% above its July 20 closing price of $28.20

  • The stock recently traded at 9 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 8 three months ago


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