Con-way Inc (CNW), Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (BZH): Today’s Top Upgrades & Downgrades

When you get right down to it, Con-way Inc (NYSE:CNW) may be one of the better trucking companies out there, but that still doesn’t make it a good stock to buy.

Bummed about Beazer
Sadly, our third stock today is yet another story of disappointment, too-high expectations, and too little opportunity for profit: Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH).

This morning, analysts at CRT Capital upgraded shares of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) to buy, and set a $29 price target on the stock. Try as I might, though, I just don’t see how Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) shares can get there.

The company’s not profitable. Beazer lost $146 million over the past 12 months. It’s not generating cash. Instead, Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) burned through nearly $26 million over the same period. Beazer also has a weak balance sheet, burdened with more than $1 billion in net debt. And to top it all off, Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) isn’t even growing all that fast. Analysts have the company pegged for a 4% average growth rate over the next five years.

Sequoias grow faster than that.

The article Thursday’s Top Upgrades (and Downgrades) originally appeared on Fool.com is written by Rich Smith.

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