Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Sells 29,311 Shares of American Woodmark Co. (NASDAQ:AMWD)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lessened its stake in American Woodmark Co. (NASDAQ:AMWD - Free Report) by 2.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,151,525 shares of the company's stock after selling 29,311 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 7.65% of American Woodmark worth $91,582,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pzena Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of American Woodmark by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 489,517 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,931,000 after acquiring an additional 5,955 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in shares of American Woodmark by 266.0% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 372,390 shares of the company's stock worth $29,616,000 after buying an additional 270,644 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of American Woodmark by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 304,582 shares of the company's stock valued at $24,223,000 after buying an additional 7,870 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management grew its holdings in American Woodmark by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 264,952 shares of the company's stock worth $21,072,000 after acquiring an additional 10,605 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in American Woodmark by 1,570.6% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 257,440 shares of the company's stock valued at $20,474,000 after acquiring an additional 242,030 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.47% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wolfe Research lowered American Woodmark from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. StockNews.com lowered shares of American Woodmark from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Zelman & Associates reissued an "underperform" rating on shares of American Woodmark in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Loop Capital decreased their target price on American Woodmark from $100.00 to $75.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $101.00.

American Woodmark Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of American Woodmark stock traded up $0.26 on Thursday, hitting $59.26. 123,791 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 168,958. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. American Woodmark Co. has a 12-month low of $52.20 and a 12-month high of $106.57. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $59.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $76.70. The company has a market cap of $879.12 million, a PE ratio of 8.86 and a beta of 1.31.

American Woodmark (NASDAQ:AMWD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by ($0.27). The business had revenue of $397.58 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $405.72 million. American Woodmark had a net margin of 5.90% and a return on equity of 12.70%.

American Woodmark Profile

American Woodmark Corporation manufactures and distributes kitchen, bath, office, home organization, and hardware products for the remodelling and new home construction markets in the United States. The company offers made-to-order and cash and carry products. It also provides turnkey installation services to its direct builder customers through a network of eight service centers.