In the latest close session, M/I Homes (MHO) was down 1.79% at $145.00. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.44%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.14%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.7%.
The homebuilder's stock has climbed by 0.5% in the past month, exceeding the Construction sector's loss of 0.58% and lagging the S&P 500's gain of 4.03%.
The upcoming earnings release of M/I Homes will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on October 22, 2025. On that day, M/I Homes is projected to report earnings of $4.37 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 14.31%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $1.12 billion, down 2.27% from the year-ago period.
For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $17.25 per share and a revenue of $4.39 billion, representing changes of -12.48% and -2.57%, respectively, from the prior year.
It's also important for investors to be aware of any recent modifications to analyst estimates for M/I Homes. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, running from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), holds an admirable track record of superior performance, independently audited, with #1 stocks contributing an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed an unchanged state. M/I Homes is holding a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell) right now.
Digging into valuation, M/I Homes currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 8.56. This indicates a discount in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 11.63.
The Building Products - Home Builders industry is part of the Construction sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 228, positioning it in the bottom 8% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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