Focus Partners Wealth Raises Stock Position in Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL)

Focus Partners Wealth lifted its position in Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL - Free Report) by 18.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 66,070 shares of the construction company's stock after buying an additional 10,227 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth owned approximately 0.07% of Toll Brothers worth $8,340,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new stake in Toll Brothers in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Toll Brothers in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. IAG Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in Toll Brothers by 1,034.8% during the 4th quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 261 shares of the construction company's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares during the last quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. grew its position in Toll Brothers by 806.5% during the 4th quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. now owns 281 shares of the construction company's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in Toll Brothers by 34.4% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 293 shares of the construction company's stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.76% of the company's stock.

Toll Brothers Stock Up 0.8%

TOL stock opened at $109.39 on Wednesday. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $101.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $124.18. The company has a market capitalization of $10.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 4.65 and a quick ratio of 0.80. Toll Brothers, Inc. has a 12 month low of $86.67 and a 12 month high of $169.52.

Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The construction company reported $1.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.99 by ($0.24). Toll Brothers had a return on equity of 18.32% and a net margin of 14.03%. The firm had revenue of $1.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.91 billion. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Toll Brothers, Inc. will post 13.83 earnings per share for the current year.

Toll Brothers Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 25th. Investors of record on Friday, April 11th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 11th. This is an increase from Toll Brothers's previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.91%. Toll Brothers's dividend payout ratio is 6.88%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of Toll Brothers from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Toll Brothers from $156.00 to $140.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on shares of Toll Brothers from $164.00 to $132.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. StockNews.com raised shares of Toll Brothers from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Toll Brothers from $150.00 to $120.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Toll Brothers currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $144.79.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Christine Garvey sold 420 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.58, for a total transaction of $46,443.60. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 13,186 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,458,107.88. This represents a 3.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.54% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Toll Brothers

Toll Brothers, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, builds, markets, sells, and arranges finance for a range of detached and attached homes in luxury residential communities in the United States. It designs, builds, markets, and sells condominiums through Toll Brothers City Living. The company also develops a range of single-story living and first-floor primary bedroom suite home designs, as well as communities with recreational amenities, such as golf courses, marinas, pool complexes, country clubs, and fitness and recreation centers; and develops, operates, and rents apartments.

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