LGI HOMES INC (LGIH)
Consumer Discretionary · Residential Home Construction · NASDAQ
Entry-level homebuilder constructing affordable, move-in-ready single-family homes across 21 states, targeting renters seeking homeownership despite persistent mortgage rate pressures.
What LGI HOMES INC does
LGI Homes is a residential homebuilder focused on the design, construction, and sale of entry-level homes, along with luxury offerings through its Terrata Homes brand. The company operates across multiple US states, targeting renters and converting them into homeowners through a strategy of building in suburban locations with access to major thoroughfares and business centers. Additionally, it engages in land development and operates a wholesale business selling homes to institutional investors for single-family rental properties.
Themes: Entry-level homebuilding, Affordable housing, First-time homebuyers, Rental-to-ownership conversion, Geographic diversification, Land development
Fundamentals
- Price$58.25 as of 2026-08-24 close
- Market cap$1.4B as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return-13.7% 2025-08-22 close $67.47 → 2026-08-24 close $58.25
- P/E20.43 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+3.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+19.7% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+3.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.74 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-16.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-9.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.08 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-04 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How LGIH compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 262 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 25% 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 10% 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 10% 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
How LGI HOMES INC looks technically
LGI HOMES INC (LGIH) is trading 16.6% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 39 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 13, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 13 trading days ago. It is 16.3% below its highest point of the past year. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 10% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 16.6% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +16.6% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $58.49 | $58.49 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $49.89 | $49.89 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 21 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 21 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 39 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 39 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 13, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 13.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 50.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($55.86 to $62.36) — its "stochastic" reading is 35 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 35.4 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 34 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $69.50 | $69.50 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 16.3% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -16.3% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 73.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +73.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 16.3% below its highest point of the past year | 16.3% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 13 trading days ago | 13 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 40 trading days ago | 40 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $187.99 (set on 2021-05-10) | $187.99 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($34.24 to $67.47), and it has recovered well over two thirds of its fall from last year’s high — 72% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $54.78 to $55.84. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 72.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 69.1% below its all-time high | -69.1% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 4.5% above a support level at $55.51 — a price it turned at four times since 2025-06-11, most recently on 2026-07-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has 9 such levels below the current price and 6 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -4.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $12.01 (set on 2013-11-07) | $12.01 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 384.3% above its all-time low | +384.3% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 10% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 10th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.89 between its high and its low — about 5.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.89 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $54.66 and $62.27 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $54.66 – $58.46 – $62.27 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 5.0% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 5.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (16.6% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.67× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bearish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 7 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.3% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.3% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 3.0% below the previous close 1 session ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 59.52 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -3.0% |
| Gap filled | a 3.7% gap up opened on 2026-08-19 has been "filled" 1 session ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 1 session ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 1.1 percentage points (the stock gained 3.5% while the market gained 2.3%) | +1.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 22.7 percentage points (the stock gained 25.8% while the market gained 3.1%) | +22.7% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 6.2 percentage points (the stock gained 4.9% while the market gained 11.1%) | -6.2% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 26.7 percentage points (the stock lost 6.2% while the market gained 20.5%) | -26.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is thick, spanning 10.1% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 18% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $49.41 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +17.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-04 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $59.26 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 14 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.9% |
Price levels it has turned at before
LGIH last closed at $58.16 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 9 prices below its last close and 6 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $55.51 | Support | 4.5% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-06-11 to 2026-07-21 |
| $61.40 | Resistance | 5.6% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-05-13 to 2025-08-21 |
| $54.33 | Support | 6.6% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-10-03 to 2026-07-31 |
| $62.63 | Resistance | 7.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-17 to 2026-07-28 |
| $52.70 | Support | 9.4% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-04-16 to 2025-07-31 |
| $63.65 | Resistance | 9.4% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-04-23 to 2026-02-13 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) · Trading inside the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$93.00 range $93.00 – $93.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for LGIH
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.76 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Persistent high mortgage rates and declining consumer sentiment pressure entry-level buyer affordability and demand, leading to reduced home closings (down 11.5% YoY in Q1 2026)","Macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical developments (e.g., Middle East conflict) drive inflation and mortgage rate volatility, impacting sales and margins","Gross profit margins compressed (18.7% in Q1 2026 vs. 21.0% prior year) due to inventory pressures and need for competitive discounts and financial incentives"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of LGIH's 10-Q filed 2026-04-28 against the prior one filed 2025-11-04.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- In newer filing (2026-04-28): 'For the three months ended March 31, 2026, we closed 916 homes, including 35 currently and previously leased single-family homes. Excluding the 35 currently or previously leased single-family homes, our average sales price per home closed was $362,924.'
- In newer filing (2026-04-28): 'For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we closed 996 homes with an average sales price per home closed of $352,831.'
- In newer filing (2026-04-28): 'our 142 active communities at March 31, 2026 included 18 Terrata Homes communities. At March 31, 2025, we had 146 active communities, including 17 Terrata Homes communities.'
- Removed:
- In older filing (2025-11-04): 'Since commencing home building operations in 2003, we have constructed and closed over 75,000 homes.' (replaced with 80,000 in newer)
- In older filing (2025-11-04): Specific city-level market listing format (e.g., 'Phoenix, AZ', 'Seattle, WA', 'Houston, TX', etc.) replaced with state/region abbreviations
- In older filing (2025-11-04): 'For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we closed 3,384 homes, compared to 4,495 homes during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.'
- In older filing (2025-11-04): 'Our 141 active communities at September 30, 2025 included 14 Terrata Homes communities. At September 30, 2024, we had 138 active communities, including 18 Terrata Homes communities.'
- Reworded:
- Home count cumulative milestone updated from 'over 75,000 homes' (2025-11-04) to 'over 80,000 homes' (2026-04-28)
- Market listing format changed from specific city names with state abbreviations to state/region abbreviations only (e.g., 'Arizona' instead of 'Phoenix, AZ; Tucson, AZ; Albuquerque, NM')
- Period of discussion changed from 'third quarter 2025' and 'nine months ended September 30' (2025-11-04) to 'first quarter 2026' and 'three months ended March 31' (2026-04-28)
- Macroeconomic context updated: older filing mentions 'government shutdown' which is not present in newer filing; newer filing adds reference to 'conflict in the Middle East'
- Mortgage rate trend language changed from 'mortgage rates have trended downward since June' (2025-11-04) to 'mortgage rates trended upward' (2026-04-28)
- Notes:
- The two filings cover different reporting periods (Q1 2026 vs. Q3 2025 / nine months 2025), which accounts for much of the operational data differences
- Market listing format change appears to be a presentation restructuring rather than a substantive business change
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-04-28) includes Q1 2026 financial results comparing to Q1 2025, with home sales revenues of $319.7 million vs $351.4 million and 881 homes closed vs 996 homes
- Newer filing adds detailed three-month period financial tables for March 31, 2026 and 2025 with statement of income data and operating metrics
- Newer filing adds segment-level data by reportable segment (Central, Southeast, Northwest, West, Florida) for Q1 2026 and Q1 2025 including revenues, home closings, ASP, and absorption rates
- Newer filing includes ownership and control of 59,028 lots at March 31, 2026 vs 60,842 lots at December 31, 2025
- Removed:
- Older filing (2025-11-04) included 'Recent Developments' section discussing October 2025 U.S. Government Shutdown impact on government-backed mortgage programs, economic data availability, and affordable housing approvals
- Older filing included Q3 2025 key results comparing to Q3 2024 with home sales revenues of $396.6 million vs $651.9 million and 1,065 homes closed vs 1,757 homes
- Older filing included nine-month cumulative results for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
- Older filing included lot ownership data for September 30, 2025 (62,564 lots), June 30, 2025 (64,756 lots), and December 31, 2024 (70,899 lots)
- Reworded:
- Risk Factors section header changed from 'Item 1A. Risk Factors in Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024' to 'Item 1A. Risk Factors in Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025'
- Adjusted gross margin definition in footnote (3) of newer filing adds reference to 'inventory impairment' charges that was not present in older filing's definition
- EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA definitions in footnote (4) of newer filing expanded with additional language about stock-based compensation, purchase accounting adjustments, and dead deal costs as components of adjusted EBITDA, and includes more extensive disclaimers about limitations
- Notes:
- The older filing appears to be a 10-Q for Q3 2025 while the newer filing is a 10-Q for Q1 2026, representing different quarterly reporting periods
- Comparison is between materially different time periods (Q3 2025 vs Q1 2026) which explains significant differences in financial metrics and business conditions discussed
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days0 buys · 18 sells ($3M) — 4 selling insiders
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-03-09. As of 2026-08-25.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about LGIH's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 10 matched disclosures for LGIH from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding LGIH as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 4,857,178
- Reported value $192,004,259
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
LGIH had 3,029,641 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
LGIH had 13.0% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 10.17 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 3,029,641
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 13.0%
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,974,359
- Reported change 1.86%
- Days to cover (reported) 10.17
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- D.R. Horton
- Lennar
- Pulte Homes
- Toll Brothers
- Meritage Homes
- KB Home
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Frequently asked questions
What does LGI HOMES INC (LGIH) do?
LGI Homes is a residential homebuilder focused on the design, construction, and sale of entry-level homes, along with luxury offerings through its Terrata Homes brand. The company operates across multiple US states, targeting renters and converting them into homeowners through a strategy of building in suburban locations with access to major thoroughfares and business centers.
What sector is LGI HOMES INC (LGIH) in?
LGI HOMES INC (LGIH) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Residential Home Construction. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are LGI HOMES INC's (LGIH) competitors?
Notable peers of LGI HOMES INC (LGIH) include D.R. Horton, Lennar, Pulte Homes, Toll Brothers and Meritage Homes. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in LGIH?
Yes — we hold 10 matched STOCK Act disclosures for LGIH from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is LGI HOMES INC (LGIH) overbought or oversold right now?
LGI HOMES INC (LGIH) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on LGIH come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-24.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.