Machina Capital S.A.S. Has $581,000 Stock Position in NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR)

Machina Capital S.A.S. boosted its position in NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR - Free Report) by 184.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 71 shares of the construction company's stock after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the period. Machina Capital S.A.S.'s holdings in NVR were worth $581,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of NVR. Rakuten Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of NVR during the 3rd quarter valued at $39,000. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its position in shares of NVR by 66.7% during the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 5 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 2 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of NVR during the 3rd quarter valued at $49,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of NVR by 75.0% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 7 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 3 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of NVR during the 3rd quarter valued at $59,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.67% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on NVR. Seaport Res Ptn downgraded NVR from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, November 10th. UBS Group increased their price objective on NVR from $8,750.00 to $8,900.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on NVR from $9,245.00 to $8,570.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $9,356.67.

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NVR Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of NVR traded down $100.77 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $7,394.15. The company's stock had a trading volume of 33,092 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,048. The business has a fifty day moving average of $7,757.76 and a 200 day moving average of $8,680.52. The company has a market cap of $22.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.57, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 company has a quick ratio of 3.69, a current ratio of 6.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22.

NVR (NYSE:NVR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The construction company reported $139.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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%. As a group, analysts forecast that NVR, Inc. will post 505.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVR declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, December 11th that allows the company to buyback $750.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization allows the construction company to buy up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Transactions at NVR

In other news, Director Thomas D. Eckert sold 143 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,891,380. This trade represents a 11.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 7.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.