Two Sigma Investments LP Has $6.09 Million Holdings in Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH)

Two Sigma Investments LP reduced its stake in Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH - Free Report) by 18.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 221,719 shares of the construction company's stock after selling 48,761 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP owned approximately 0.71% of Beazer Homes USA worth $6,088,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Beazer Homes USA by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,828,558 shares of the construction company's stock worth $50,212,000 after acquiring an additional 22,033 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners grew its position in Beazer Homes USA by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,123,125 shares of the construction company's stock worth $30,946,000 after acquiring an additional 54,959 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Beazer Homes USA by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,075,199 shares of the construction company's stock worth $29,525,000 after acquiring an additional 5,431 shares during the last quarter. Mill Road Capital Management LLC grew its position in Beazer Homes USA by 81.0% during the 4th quarter. Mill Road Capital Management LLC now owns 666,058 shares of the construction company's stock worth $18,290,000 after acquiring an additional 297,989 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Eagle Investment Management LLC grew its position in Beazer Homes USA by 9.1% during the 4th quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 612,158 shares of the construction company's stock worth $16,810,000 after acquiring an additional 51,027 shares during the last quarter. 85.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BZH has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating and set a $33.00 price target (down from $37.00) on shares of Beazer Homes USA in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $41.00 price objective (down previously from $45.00) on shares of Beazer Homes USA in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $37.00.

Insider Transactions at Beazer Homes USA

In related news, Director John J. Kelley III purchased 10,000 shares of Beazer Homes USA stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $21.50 per share, for a total transaction of $215,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 15,917 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $342,215.50. This trade represents a 169.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 6.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Beazer Homes USA Price Performance

NYSE:BZH remained flat at $20.56 during trading hours on Friday. The company's stock had a trading volume of 504,659 shares, compared to its average volume of 394,118. The company's fifty day moving average is $20.20 and its 200 day moving average is $24.65. Beazer Homes USA, Inc. has a 12-month low of $17.37 and a 12-month high of $38.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 15.52 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $623.03 million, a P/E ratio of 5.23, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 2.20.

Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The construction company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.16. Beazer Homes USA had a return on equity of 10.12% and a net margin of 5.04%. The business had revenue of $565.34 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $543.60 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.26 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that Beazer Homes USA, Inc. will post 3.48 EPS for the current year.

Beazer Homes USA Profile

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.