Guild Mortgage price target lowered to $15.50 from $16.50 at Citizens JMP

Citizens JMP analyst Mikhail Goberman lowered the firm’s price target on Guild Mortgage (GHLD) to $15.50 from $16.50 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. Guild’s adjusted EPS beat consensus estimates, though GAAP EPS was substantially lower than the gain of 4Q24, the analyst tells investors in a research note. While Q1 results were better than expected from an origination standpoint, yet continue to be impacted by challenging industry market conditions, the firm continues to believe Guild is in a strong position to weather the current mortgage environment and outperform the competition within the residential mortgage origination industry.