American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of TopBuild Corp. (NYSE:BLD - Free Report) by 10.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 164,729 shares of the construction company's stock after purchasing an additional 14,927 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 0.58% of TopBuild worth $50,234,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of BLD. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of TopBuild by 779.7% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 604,155 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $188,098,000 after purchasing an additional 535,478 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners bought a new position in shares of TopBuild during the 1st quarter valued at $116,738,000. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of TopBuild during the 4th quarter valued at $80,844,000. Interval Partners LP bought a new position in shares of TopBuild during the 4th quarter valued at $53,424,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in TopBuild by 167,622.2% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 150,950 shares of the construction company's stock worth $46,032,000 after acquiring an additional 150,860 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.67% of the company's stock.
Insider Activity at TopBuild
In other news, CEO Robert M. Buck sold 7,350 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $415.19, for a total transaction of $3,051,646.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 73,225 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,402,287.75. This represents a 9.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Luis Francisco Machado sold 990 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $415.02, for a total transaction of $410,869.80. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 10,349 shares in the company, valued at $4,295,041.98. The trade was a 8.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 12,313 shares of company stock valued at $5,118,903 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.43% of the company's stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of TopBuild from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of TopBuild from $347.00 to $418.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Benchmark raised their price target on shares of TopBuild from $375.00 to $444.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. DA Davidson decreased their target price on shares of TopBuild from $435.00 to $395.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Stephens decreased their target price on shares of TopBuild from $340.00 to $320.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, TopBuild presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $394.67.
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TopBuild Price Performance
TopBuild stock traded up $18.5770 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $434.6670. 306,131 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 412,540. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 2.29 and a current ratio of 2.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.40, a P/E/G ratio of 5.81 and a beta of 1.63. TopBuild Corp. has a 12 month low of $266.26 and a 12 month high of $445.74. The business's 50-day moving average is $371.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $324.74.
TopBuild (NYSE:BLD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The construction company reported $5.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.07 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.30 billion. TopBuild had a net margin of 11.40% and a return on equity of 28.32%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $5.42 earnings per share. TopBuild has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts expect that TopBuild Corp. will post 20.97 EPS for the current fiscal year.
TopBuild Profile
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TopBuild Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the installation and distribution of insulation and other building material products to the construction industry. The company operates in two segments, Installation and Specialty Distribution. It provides insulation products and accessories, glass and windows, rain gutters, garage doors, fireplaces, roofing materials, closet shelving, and other products.
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