Farringdon Capital Ltd. Invests $360,000 in NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR)

Farringdon Capital Ltd. bought a new position in shares of NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 44 shares of the construction company's stock, valued at approximately $360,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of NVR by 150.0% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5 shares of the construction company's stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 3 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in NVR during the third quarter worth approximately $49,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in NVR by 75.0% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 7 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 3 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of NVR by 11.8% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 19 shares of the construction company's stock worth $155,000 after buying an additional 2 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its position in shares of NVR by 122.2% during the 4th quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 20 shares of the construction company's stock worth $164,000 after buying an additional 11 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.67% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at NVR

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of NVR from $9,245.00 to $8,570.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. UBS Group lifted their target price on NVR from $8,750.00 to $8,900.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NVR currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $9,356.67.

NVR Stock Up 2.0 %

NVR stock opened at $7,188.69 on Friday. NVR, Inc. has a 12 month low of $6,562.85 and a 12 month high of $9,964.77. 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 cap of $21.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $7,219.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $8,222.59.

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

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.

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