Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) Shares Bought by Boston Partners

Boston Partners lifted its position in shares of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH - Free Report) by 5.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,123,125 shares of the construction company's stock after buying an additional 54,959 shares during the quarter. Boston Partners owned approximately 3.60% of Beazer Homes USA worth $30,946,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Point72 Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in Beazer Homes USA during the third quarter worth about $125,000. Systematic Financial Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Beazer Homes USA during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $182,000. Metis Global Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Beazer Homes USA during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $201,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in Beazer Homes USA during the 3rd quarter valued at $262,000. Finally, Focus Financial Network Inc. acquired a new stake in Beazer Homes USA during the 4th quarter valued at $275,000. 85.65% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Beazer Homes USA Trading Up 4.1 %

BZH stock traded up $0.87 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $22.25. The stock had a trading volume of 313,343 shares, compared to its average volume of 369,293. The company's 50-day moving average price is $24.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $28.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 15.52 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The firm has a market cap of $694.24 million, a PE ratio of 5.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 2.26. Beazer Homes USA, Inc. has a 12-month low of $20.66 and a 12-month high of $38.22.

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Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The construction company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by ($0.21). Beazer Homes USA had a net margin of 5.04% and a return on equity of 10.12%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Beazer Homes USA, Inc. will post 3.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Wedbush restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $45.00 price objective on shares of Beazer Homes USA in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Beazer Homes USA has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $39.67.

Beazer Homes USA Profile

Beazer Homes USA, Inc operates as a homebuilder in the United States. It designs, constructs, and sells single-family and multi-family homes under the Beazer Homes, Gatherings, and Choice Plans names. The company also sells its homes through commissioned new home sales counselors and independent brokers in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, Indiana, Delaware, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.