LGIHLGI Homes, Inc.

$43.80-23% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though heavily shorted (+14% of shares).

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −12% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest14% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbehind 81% of the market
vs 200-day avgbehind 75% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How LGIH is trading

LGI Homes, Inc. is −23% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 41 points behind the market.

−23%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
−12%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
32

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
30%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$34.24 – $123.50 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$43.80
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
−10.0%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
−23%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
−71%
vs 50-day average$53.42
−18%
52-week high
$62.61
52-week low
$34.24
Annualised volatility
55%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+2.0%
2025−52%
2024−33%
2023+44%
2022−40%
2021+46%
2020+50%
2019+56%
2018−40%
2017+161%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan106 of 10+5.2%
Feb103 of 10−5.1%
Mar106 of 10−0.44%
Apr105 of 10+3.6%
May105 of 10+3.1%
Jun106 of 10+5.3%
Jul118 of 11+9.4%
Aug114 of 11+0.10%
Sep114 of 11−6.3%
Oct113 of 11−4.2%
Nov108 of 10+9.1%
Dec103 of 10−3.4%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

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