XTX Topco Ltd Buys Shares of 13,675 Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH)

XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 13,675 shares of the construction company's stock, valued at approximately $376,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Beazer Homes USA by 776.2% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 920 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 815 shares in the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new position in shares of Beazer Homes USA in the fourth quarter worth $148,000. Focus Financial Network Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Beazer Homes USA in the fourth quarter valued at $275,000. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Beazer Homes USA during the fourth quarter valued at $300,000. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Beazer Homes USA during the 4th quarter worth about $304,000. 85.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Beazer Homes USA Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:BZH opened at $19.01 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $593.17 million, a P/E ratio of 4.84, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 2.05. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $21.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $26.82. Beazer Homes USA, Inc. has a 52 week low of $17.37 and a 52 week high of $38.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 15.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87.

Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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%. Equities research analysts forecast that Beazer Homes USA, Inc. will post 3.48 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

About Beazer Homes USA

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.

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