Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Has $8.77 Million Holdings in Toll Brothers Inc. $TOL

Key Points

• Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its stake in Toll Brothers by 13.5% to 64,723 shares, valued at about $8.77 million (roughly 0.07% of the company) after buying 7,697 additional shares in Q4.
• Toll Brothers beat Q4 expectations with $2.19 EPS vs. $2.05 expected and $2.15 billion revenue (up 15.4% year-over-year), and analysts hold a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a $164.44 price target.
• Company insiders have been selling stock—CEO Douglas Yearley sold 45,116 shares (~$7.24 million) and a director sold 1,000 shares—while institutional investors own 91.76% of the stock and insiders hold 1.37%.

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH grew its position in shares of Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE:TOL - Free Report) by 13.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 64,723 shares of the construction company's stock after buying an additional 7,697 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.07% of Toll Brothers worth $8,773,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of TOL. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its stake in shares of Toll Brothers by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 14,759 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $1,996,000 after acquiring an additional 1,388 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its holdings in shares of Toll Brothers by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 34,844 shares of the construction company's stock worth $4,712,000 after acquiring an additional 1,586 shares in the last quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new stake in Toll Brothers during the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. Seeds Investor LLC increased its holdings in Toll Brothers by 13.1% during the 4th quarter. Seeds Investor LLC now owns 2,424 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $328,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Moran Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Toll Brothers by 7.3% during the 4th quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 79,496 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $10,749,000 after purchasing an additional 5,405 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.76% of the company's stock.

Toll Brothers Trading Up 0.1%

TOL stock opened at $146.75 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $13.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.48, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.49. Toll Brothers Inc. has a twelve month low of $98.14 and a twelve month high of $168.36. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 4.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The business has a fifty day moving average of $145.03 and a 200-day moving average of $141.48.

Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The construction company reported $2.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $2.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.86 billion. Toll Brothers had a return on equity of 16.83% and a net margin of 12.26%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.75 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Toll Brothers Inc. will post 12.67 EPS for the current year.

Toll Brothers Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 10th were paid a $0.26 dividend. This is a boost from Toll Brothers's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 10th. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Toll Brothers's payout ratio is 7.43%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on TOL shares. Barclays decreased their target price on Toll Brothers from $116.00 to $115.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Truist Financial cut their price target on Toll Brothers from $190.00 to $170.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Citizens Jmp reiterated a "market outperform" rating and set a $175.00 price target on shares of Toll Brothers in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Evercore raised shares of Toll Brothers from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $176.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Toll Brothers from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $164.44.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Stephen F. East sold 1,000 shares of Toll Brothers stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.70, for a total transaction of $139,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 13,442 shares in the company, valued at $1,877,847.40. The trade was a 6.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Douglas C. Jr. Yearley sold 45,116 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.42, for a total transaction of $7,237,508.72. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 321,256 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $51,535,887.52. This trade represents a 12.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.37% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Toll Brothers Company Profile

Toll Brothers, Inc is a publicly traded homebuilding company that focuses on designing and constructing luxury residential properties. The company's core business encompasses a broad range of housing products, including custom single-family homes, upscale condominium communities and rental apartment ventures. Toll Brothers emphasizes high-end finishes and architectural craftsmanship, positioning itself in the premium segment of the U.S. housing market.

In addition to traditional homebuilding, Toll Brothers operates specialized divisions to address evolving consumer preferences.

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