** Brokerage J.P. Morgan anticipates less supportive demand/supply environment for U.S. homebuilders in 2025
** Brokerage says key factors driving housing demand such as interest rates, job growth, and affordability are unlikely to see significant improvements in 2025
** J.P. Morgan says homebuilders' margin and ROE will likely fall in 2025
** Brokerage downgrades D.R. Horton DHI.N to "underweight" and both Toll Brothers TOL.N and Meritage Homes Corp MTH.N to "neutral"; cuts PTs for all three
** Brokerage upgrades Century Communities CCS.N to "neutral" from "underweight", citing "stock’s solid relative underperformance in 2024, down 7% vs our universe’s average 12% gain"
** Shares of TOL down 0.7% and DHI down 1.1% premarket
** "We also see the incoming Trump administration’s policies as potentially disrupting housing’s labor force, as immigrants account for the largest percentage of U.S. construction workers since 2004" - Brokerage
** As of last close, the S&P Composite 1500 Homebuilding Sub Index .SPCOMHOME up 10%, YTD
(Reporting by Rupali Chaudhary in Bengaluru)
((Rupali.Chaudhary@thomsonreuters.com))
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