Beazer Homes USA News

Bond investors will take a $5 haircut on the deal. The Atlanta-based homebuilder is swapping 5.75 shares for every $25 of bonds.

Beazer Homes USA was downgraded by investment analysts at FBN Securities from a "sector perform" rating to an "underperform" rating in a note issued to investors on Friday.

Beazer Homes USA was downgraded by equities research analysts at Guggenheim from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday.

Beazer Homes , one of the hardest hit homebuilders, reported a net profit for the first fiscal quarter of 2012.

Since the beginning of October 2011 the PHLX Housing Sector Index , Hovnanian Enterprises , Pulte Group , Toll Brothers , Beazer Homes , Standard Pacific , Lennar and Meritage Homes .

A construction worker guides a rafter into position last month at a construction site in Dayton, Ohio.

In notable economic news this week, the Labor Department said companies hired 243,000 employees in January, the most in nine months, pushing the unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent.

The CEOs of some of America's biggest homebuilding companies said Thursday that they feel the housing market has stabilized.

Beazer Homes USA has come a long way from its beleaguered past when it was listed as one of the most likely public home builders to go under.

The CEOs of some of the nation's biggest homebuilding companies say the housing market appears to have stabilized.

Beazer Homes USA Inc. climbed to a profit in the first quarter and beat Wall Street's expectations in the process.

U.S. homebuilders led by PulteGroup Inc posted an increase in new home orders for the October-December quarter and said they were optimistic about a housing recovery in 2012.

Beazer Homes USA is expected to book a narrower loss than a year ago when it reports first quarter earnings on Thursday, February 2, 2012 with analysts expecting a loss of 35 cents per share, up from a loss of 63 cents per share a year ago.

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. will unveil its latest earnings on Thursday, February 2, 2012.

OptionMonster's tracking systems detected the purchase of about 7,800 February 2.50 calls for 80 cents to 85 cents.

In trading on Wednesday, general contractors & builders shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 3.8%. Leading the group were shares of Hovnanian Enterprises , up about 8% and shares of Beazer Homes up about 5.8% on the day.

Beazer Homes USA was downgraded by Credit Suisse from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating in a research note issued on Tuesday.