Gratia Capital LLC Grows Position in Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH)

Gratia Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH - Free Report) by 376.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 80,000 shares of the construction company's stock after buying an additional 63,206 shares during the quarter. Beazer Homes USA comprises 2.2% of Gratia Capital LLC's holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Gratia Capital LLC owned 0.26% of Beazer Homes USA worth $2,197,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of BZH. Barclays PLC increased its stake in Beazer Homes USA by 26.3% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 190,741 shares of the construction company's stock worth $6,516,000 after acquiring an additional 39,752 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in shares of Beazer Homes USA by 4.2% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 142,220 shares of the construction company's stock worth $4,592,000 after purchasing an additional 5,796 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management increased its position in shares of Beazer Homes USA by 26.4% in the fourth quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 25,082 shares of the construction company's stock worth $689,000 after purchasing an additional 5,235 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC raised its stake in Beazer Homes USA by 17.7% in the fourth quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 36,015 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $989,000 after purchasing an additional 5,412 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in Beazer Homes USA by 68.5% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 16,908 shares of the construction company's stock worth $464,000 after purchasing an additional 6,876 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.65% of the company's stock.

Beazer Homes USA Trading Up 8.4 %

Shares of NYSE:BZH traded up $1.65 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $21.18. The company had a trading volume of 583,942 shares, compared to its average volume of 394,566. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 15.52 and a quick ratio of 1.25. Beazer Homes USA, Inc. has a one year low of $17.37 and a one year high of $38.22. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $20.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $26.25. The company has a market capitalization of $660.72 million, a PE ratio of 5.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 2.05.

Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The construction company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.16. Beazer Homes USA had a return on equity of 10.12% and a net margin of 5.04%. The firm had revenue of $565.34 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $543.60 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.26 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts forecast that Beazer Homes USA, Inc. will post 3.48 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BZH has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating and set a $33.00 price objective (down from $37.00) on shares of Beazer Homes USA in a research report on Tuesday. 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 report on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Beazer Homes USA currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $37.00.

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.