NYSE· Operative Builders· Inc. DE· CIK 0001825088

DFH

Dream Finders Homes, Inc.
$10.75 ▼ -1.29%
Prev close $10.89
Market cap$968.7M
12-mo target$18.00 (+28.2%)
Insider Buying Cluster (2 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)30 New Institutional Positions8 Institutional Exits Industrials & Manufacturing
Snapshot
The big-picture read on DFH right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Market Cap
$968.7M
Cap Size
Small Cap
Inst. Holders
50 funds
Inst. Value
$431.7M
Inst. Activity
30 buys / 8 sells
Insider Activity
$1.4M buy / $8.8M sell
Insider Net $
-$7.4M
SEC Reports
16
Price chart 30d -22.1%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 22, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: DFH — 57.7% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 383,404 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 663,939 | Short Ratio: 57.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool
Sep 18, 2026 Insider
BECKWITT RICHARD was granted 400,000 shares
Director
Sep 18, 2026 Insider
Fischer Steven was granted 12,158 shares
Director
Sep 15, 2026 SEC
Two directors at Dream Finders Homes purchased a combined $141K in open-market stock, with Richard Beckwitt buying $121K
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
Sep 10, 2026 Insider
BECKWITT RICHARD bought 10,000 shares
Director @ $12.07 ($120.7K)
Aug 18, 2026 SEC
Dream Finders Homes filed an 8-K detailing its expected post-merger capitalization with Beazer Homes USA, including main
8-K — Impact 4/10
Aug 15, 2026 SEC
A cluster of 10 institutional investors accumulated $14.1M net in Dream Finders Homes during Q2 2026, with no sellers. T
INST-CLUSTER — Impact 4/10
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT — TRIM
3,072,095 shares ($53.0M)
Analyst ratings buy % +0.0%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmActionRatingFirm rating
Jan 7, 2026CitizensINITIATEMarket Perform 38%
Nov 12, 2025Zelman & AssocUPGRADEOutperform 61%
Oct 10, 2025B of A SecuritiesMAINTAINNeutral 54%
Sep 18, 2025B of A SecuritiesMAINTAINNeutral 54%
Apr 16, 2025B of A SecuritiesMAINTAINNeutral 54%
Jan 27, 2025B of A SecuritiesMAINTAINNeutral 54%
Sep 19, 2024B of A SecuritiesMAINTAINNeutral 54%
May 13, 2024Zelman & AssocUPGRADEOutperform 61%
Apr 2, 2024B of A SecuritiesMAINTAINNeutral 54%
Nov 3, 2023WedbushMAINTAINNeutral 57%
Monthly consensus history
PeriodStr. BuyBuyHoldSellStr. SellBuy %Distribution
Sep 1, 2026005410%
Aug 1, 2026005410%
Jul 1, 2026005410%
Jun 1, 2026005410%
May 1, 2026006410%
Apr 1, 2026006410%
Mar 1, 2026006410%
Feb 1, 2026006410%
Price targets
Where 1 covering analysts think DFH trades over the next 12 months.
$18.00 +28.2% upside Strong Buy
Current$14.04 Low$18.00 Median$18.00 High$18.00 1 analysts
$18.00$18.00
Analyst rating Hold· 3.0/5 as of May 5, 2026
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
16 SEC filing reports analyzed · 4 bullish, 2 bearish, 2 mixed, 8 neutral · avg impact 4.1/10.
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Sep 22, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: DFH — 57.7% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 383,404 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 663,939 | Short Ratio: 57.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Sep 21, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: DFH — 62.1% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 362,574 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 583,944 | Short Ratio: 62.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Sep 17, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: DFH — 62.5% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 429,796 | Exempt: 828 | TRF Vol: 687,361 | Short Ratio: 62.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Aug 10, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: DFH — 64.1% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 346,483 | Exempt: 294 | TRF Vol: 540,852 | Short Ratio: 64.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jul 30, 2026
earnings_calendar
DFH Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-07-30
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth30d RevUp/DnRevenue#
Current Q$0.20$0.19–$0.21-57.5%-4.8%0↑ 2↓$1.0B2
Next Q$0.46$0.39–$0.53-20.7%-10.7%1↑ 1↓$1.3B2
Current FY$1.06$0.97–$1.16-50.2%-5.8%0↑ 2↓$4.2B2
Next FY$0.79$0.55–$1.02-26.3%-33.8%0↑ 2↓$4.3B2
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
WhenEPS estimateChange vs now
Current$0.200—
7d ago$0.210-0.010
30d ago$0.210-0.010
60d ago$0.330-0.130
90d ago$0.330-0.130
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own DFH (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
50 institutional holders with $431.7M total value (25,006,958 shares) as of 2026-Q2. Top holders: BlackRock,, KAYNE, Jupiter. Net buying activity: 30 institutions added/increased vs 8 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q2
FundSharesValue% TrackedLast move
BlackRock, Inc.4,811,957$83.1M19.2%—
KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC3,072,095$53.0M12.3%TRIM -28.0%
Jupiter Topco LLC1,922,596$33.2M7.7%—
STATE STREET CORP1,709,676$29.5M6.8%—
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP1,546,957$26.7M6.2%—
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC1,464,130$25.3M5.9%—
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC1,206,150$20.8M4.8%—
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC729,022$12.6M2.9%—
MORGAN STANLEY642,733$11.1M2.6%ADD +85.3%
Invesco Ltd.545,748$9.4M2.2%—
Recent position changes
FundActionPrevCurrentChangeValue
KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLCTRIM4,268,3803,072,095-28.0%$53.0M
MORGAN STANLEYADD346,867642,733+85.3%$11.1M
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.DOUBLED60,529457,332+655.6%$7.9M
UBS Group AGADD218,641377,592+72.7%$6.5M
BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETSDOUBLED120,831334,191+176.6%$5.8M
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/DOUBLED146,119295,229+102.0%$5.1M
JPMORGAN CHASE & CODOUBLED12,642267,380+2015.0%$4.7M
MARSHALL WACE, LLPTRIM499,587251,026-49.8%$4.3M
Jump Financial, LLCDOUBLED14,945202,363+1254.1%$3.5M
JANE STREET GROUP, LLCADD131,558197,830+50.4%$3.4M
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
9 insiders, 36 transactions. Net -$7.4M — $1.4M bought, $8.8M sold.
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 18, 2026BECKWITT RICHARDDirectorAWARD400,000——
Sep 18, 2026Fischer StevenDirectorAWARD12,158——
Sep 10, 2026BECKWITT RICHARDDirectorBUY10,000$12.07$120.7K
Sep 3, 2026Sturm LenDirectorBUY1,500$13.47$20.2K
Aug 26, 2026Sturm LenDirectorBUY1,000$14.72$14.7K
Aug 24, 2026Sturm LenDirectorBUY250$14.75$3.7K
Aug 21, 2026Sturm LenDirectorBUY250$14.81$3.7K
Aug 13, 2026BECKWITT RICHARDDirectorBUY12,000$14.80$177.6K
Aug 12, 2026BECKWITT RICHARDDirectorBUY8,000$13.83$110.6K
Aug 11, 2026BECKWITT RICHARDDirectorBUY70,000$13.95$976.5K
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for DFH.
Shares short
7,035,351
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
+6.3%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
9.0
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈7.8%
Estimate — not % of float
All DFH filing & press-release reports (16)