Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) Shares Acquired by GAMMA Investing LLC

GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH - Free Report) by 5,863.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,474 shares of the construction company's stock after buying an additional 17,181 shares during the quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC owned 0.06% of Beazer Homes USA worth $356,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $50,212,000 after buying an additional 22,033 shares during the period. Boston Partners grew its holdings 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 valued at $30,946,000 after purchasing an additional 54,959 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Beazer Homes USA by 0.5% during the fourth 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 increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 297,989 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Eagle Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Beazer Homes USA by 9.1% in the fourth quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 612,158 shares of the construction company's stock worth $16,810,000 after buying an additional 51,027 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.65% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Beazer Homes USA

In related news, Director John J. Kelley III bought 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 9th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $21.50 per share, with a total value of $215,000.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 15,917 shares in the company, valued at approximately $342,215.50. This represents a 169.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 6.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Beazer Homes USA Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:BZH traded up $0.11 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $22.44. 249,533 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 391,474. The stock has a market capitalization of $679.93 million, a P/E ratio of 7.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 2.10. Beazer Homes USA, Inc. has a 12 month low of $17.37 and a 12 month high of $38.22. The company has a 50 day moving average of $20.88 and a 200-day moving average of $23.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 13.07 and a quick ratio of 0.96.

Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The construction company reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $565.34 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $543.60 million. Beazer Homes USA had a return on equity of 7.81% and a net margin of 3.91%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.26 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Beazer Homes USA, Inc. will post 3.48 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $41.00 price target (down previously from $45.00) on shares of Beazer Homes USA in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $33.00 target price (down previously from $37.00) on shares of Beazer Homes USA in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $37.00.

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.