Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Decreases Position in NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH decreased its position in NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR - Free Report) by 3.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,367 shares of the construction company's stock after selling 87 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned about 0.08% of NVR worth $17,147,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in NVR by 838,726.3% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 159,377 shares of the construction company's stock worth $1,154,589,000 after buying an additional 159,358 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in NVR by 11.7% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 107,606 shares of the construction company's stock worth $880,099,000 after buying an additional 11,274 shares during the period. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH raised its holdings in NVR by 116,808.2% during the 4th quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 57,285 shares of the construction company's stock worth $468,528,000 after buying an additional 57,236 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in NVR by 5.3% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 56,352 shares of the construction company's stock worth $408,236,000 after acquiring an additional 2,814 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen Asset Management LLC boosted its position in NVR by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 43,554 shares of the construction company's stock worth $356,224,000 after acquiring an additional 1,564 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.67% of the company's stock.

NVR Trading Up 0.0%

NYSE:NVR traded up $2.49 on Friday, reaching $7,791.88. 12,659 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 19,937. NVR, Inc. has a 1-year low of $6,562.85 and a 1-year high of $9,964.77. The company has a current ratio of 5.79, a quick ratio of 3.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The company's 50 day moving average is $7,343.78 and its 200-day moving average is $7,393.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.75 and a beta of 0.99.

NVR (NYSE:NVR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The construction company reported $108.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $104.89 by $3.65. NVR had a return on equity of 37.35% and a net margin of 14.68%. The business had revenue of $2.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.46 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $120.69 EPS. The business's revenue was down .5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that NVR, Inc. will post 505.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVR declared that its board has approved a share buyback program on Tuesday, May 6th that authorizes the company to repurchase $750.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the construction company to repurchase up to 3.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NVR has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on NVR from $7,200.00 to $7,600.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of NVR from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Monday, June 30th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of NVR from $7,900.00 to $8,150.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, NVR has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $8,783.33.

NVR Profile

NVR, Inc operates as a homebuilder in the United States. The company operates through, Homebuilding and Mortgage Banking segments. It engages in the construction and sale of single-family detached homes, townhomes, and condominium buildings under the Ryan Homes, NVHomes, and Heartland Homes names. The company markets its Ryan Homes products to first-time and first-time move-up buyers; and NVHomes and Heartland Homes products to move-up and luxury buyers.