Weekly Recap | Real REMAX -9.64%, consensus target above spot
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Real REMAX (REAX) fell 9.64% this week to close at $12.66, underperforming the S&P 500’s -2.68% by roughly 6.96 percentage points. The move was a pop-and-drop: the stock climbed from Monday through Wednesday, reaching $17.35 intraday on Wednesday, then gave back gains on heavy volume Thursday and slid Friday to close near the week’s low at $12.66.
Key Events
The week turned on the Q3 report and the RE/MAX integration story. Wednesday’s pre-market focus was the earnings preview, and the stock rose that day. After Thursday’s close, the company reported Q3 revenue up 28% year on year to $727.93 million, while net loss widened to $67.22 million. Adjusted EPS and the FY2027 sales outlook missed estimates, and shares fell more than 16% in after-hours and Friday trading. Earlier in the week, the company added a 30-agent Iowa brokerage in a regional expansion.
Analyst Ratings
Seven institutions cover the stock: six rate it buy and one rates it overweight, with no hold, underweight or sell ratings. The consensus rating is strong buy, with a consensus target of $31.58, about 149.5% above the current price of $12.66. Targets range widely from $4 to $65, highlighting sharp disagreement among analysts. Jones Trading maintained its buy rating and lowered its target to $25.75 from $40. Within the real estate services industry, the stock ranks 11th out of 22 covered names.
The Week Ahead
The US releases November CPI, core CPI and NFIB small business confidence next week. Real estate services names are sensitive to rate expectations, so volatility may stay elevated around those prints. The company’s next report, Q4 FY2026, is scheduled for pre-market on 4 March 2027, still some way off.
In Short
This week paired strong revenue growth with a wider loss and a guidance miss, and the tape turned risk-off after the report. The ratings setup stays mostly positive, with six buy ratings and a consensus target well above spot, yet targets range from $4 to $65, which is a wide dispersion of views. The latest session’s flows show large-lot orders as net sellers while small-lot orders are net buyers. What to watch next: whether the sales outlook captures the integration savings, and how inflation data feeds into the sector.
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