1,098 Shares in NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR) Purchased by Unigestion Holding SA

Unigestion Holding SA purchased a new position in NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 1,098 shares of the construction company's stock, valued at approximately $8,980,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NVR. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in NVR during the fourth quarter worth about $3,277,825,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of NVR by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 342,460 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $2,800,946,000 after purchasing an additional 1,147 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of NVR by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 53,538 shares of the construction company's stock worth $437,882,000 after purchasing an additional 1,549 shares during the period. Boston Partners lifted its holdings in shares of NVR by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 51,844 shares of the construction company's stock worth $424,066,000 after purchasing an additional 1,605 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC boosted its position in NVR by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 37,550 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $307,118,000 after purchasing an additional 2,027 shares during the period. 83.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

NVR Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:NVR traded up $133.75 on Friday, hitting $7,132.58. The company's stock had a trading volume of 9,220 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,101. NVR, Inc. has a 12 month low of $6,562.85 and a 12 month high of $9,964.77. The stock's 50-day moving average is $7,274.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $8,317.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 3.69 and a current ratio of 6.18. The company has a market capitalization of $21.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.07.

NVR (NYSE:NVR - Get Free Report) last announced 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 net margin of 16.34% and a return on equity of 39.67%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that NVR, Inc. will post 505.2 EPS for the current year.

About NVR

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.