Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Buys New Position in Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in shares of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 75,634 shares of the construction company's stock, valued at approximately $2,077,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.24% of Beazer Homes USA as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of BZH. Mill Road Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Beazer Homes USA by 81.0% during the fourth quarter. Mill Road Capital Management LLC now owns 666,058 shares of the construction company's stock worth $18,290,000 after buying an additional 297,989 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Beazer Homes USA during the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,149,000. Algert Global LLC grew its position in Beazer Homes USA by 582.0% during the fourth quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 160,008 shares of the construction company's stock worth $4,394,000 after buying an additional 136,548 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in Beazer Homes USA during the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,618,000. Finally, Peregrine Capital Management LLC grew its position in Beazer Homes USA by 43.8% during the fourth quarter. Peregrine Capital Management LLC now owns 211,010 shares of the construction company's stock worth $5,794,000 after buying an additional 64,240 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.65% of the company's stock.

Beazer Homes USA Price Performance

BZH stock traded down $0.48 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $21.36. The company had a trading volume of 290,131 shares, compared to its average volume of 396,566. 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 company has a market capitalization of $647.24 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 2.09. Beazer Homes USA, Inc. has a 1-year low of $17.37 and a 1-year high of $38.22. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $20.26 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.30.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on BZH shares. Wedbush reissued 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 issued a $33.00 price target (down previously from $37.00) on shares of Beazer Homes USA in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Beazer Homes USA has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $37.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Beazer Homes USA news, Director John J. Kelley III bought 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 9th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $21.50 per share, with a total value of $215,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 15,917 shares in the company, valued at $342,215.50. The trade was a 169.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 6.52% of the company's stock.

Beazer Homes USA Company 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.