NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR) Shares Bought by American Century Companies Inc.

American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in shares of NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR - Free Report) by 13.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,494 shares of the construction company's stock after acquiring an additional 528 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned 0.15% of NVR worth $36,756,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in NVR by 66.7% in the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 5 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of NVR in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $49,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVR by 150.0% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 3 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of NVR in the third quarter valued at approximately $59,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in NVR by 75.0% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 7 shares of the construction company's stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 3 shares during the period. 83.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVR

In other news, Director Thomas D. Eckert sold 143 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $7,515.60, for a total value of $1,074,730.80. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 1,050 shares in the company, valued at $7,891,380. This represents a 11.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 7.00% of the company's stock.

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NVR Price Performance

NVR traded down $41.02 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $7,203.37. 17,766 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 21,787. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 6.18 and a quick ratio of 3.69. The company has a market capitalization of $21.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.19, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.25. NVR, Inc. has a 1 year low of $7,015.00 and a 1 year high of $9,964.77. The business's 50 day moving average price is $7,469.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $8,458.57.

NVR (NYSE:NVR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The construction company reported $139.93 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $132.63 by $7.30. NVR had a net margin of 16.34% and a return on equity of 39.67%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that NVR, Inc. will post 505.2 earnings per share for the current year.

NVR announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, December 11th that allows the company to repurchase $750.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the construction company to reacquire up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NVR has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group raised their target price on NVR from $8,750.00 to $8,900.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of NVR from $9,245.00 to $8,570.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, NVR currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $9,356.67.

NVR Profile

NVR, Inc operates as a homebuilder in the United States. The company operates through, Homebuilding and Mortgage Banking segments. It engages in the construction and sale of single-family detached homes, townhomes, and condominium buildings under the Ryan Homes, NVHomes, and Heartland Homes names. The company markets its Ryan Homes products to first-time and first-time move-up buyers; and NVHomes and Heartland Homes products to move-up and luxury buyers.