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Needham Maintains Buy on Better Home & Finance, Lowers Price Target to $15

Oct 13, 2026, 10:15 AMBenzinga Newsdesk

Needham analyst Kyle Peterson maintains Better Home & Finance (NASDAQ:BETR) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $25 to $15.

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