Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for UWM Q1 Earnings

UWM Holdings Co. (NYSE:UWMC) – Stock analysts at Wedbush cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for UWM in a report released on Monday, March 3rd. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.07 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.09. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $6.50 target price 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.

UWM (NYSE:UWMC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.07 by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $560.21 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $645.75 million.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on UWM from $8.50 to $7.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised UWM from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $6.50 to $7.50 in a research report on Monday. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on UWM from $7.50 to $6.50 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. One 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 currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $7.25.

UWM Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:UWMC opened at $6.58 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $10.52 billion, a P/E ratio of -28.61 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. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $6.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $6.94.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its stake in shares of UWM by 16.2% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 197,047 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,157,000 after purchasing an additional 27,531 shares in the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of UWM by 9.9% during the fourth quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 699,778 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,108,000 after purchasing an additional 62,978 shares in the last quarter. Trace Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of UWM during the fourth quarter worth about $132,000. Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC lifted its stake in shares of UWM by 17.4% during the fourth quarter. Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC now owns 20,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,000 after purchasing an additional 2,975 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prana Capital Management LP lifted its stake in shares of UWM by 180.2% in the fourth quarter. Prana Capital Management LP now owns 177,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,042,000 after acquiring an additional 114,106 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 53.59% of the company’s stock.

UWM Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 20th. UWM’s dividend payout ratio is presently 500.00%.

About UWM

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.