Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL - 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 120,282 shares of the construction company's stock, valued at approximately $15,150,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC owned about 0.12% of Toll Brothers as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new position in shares of Toll Brothers in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new stake in shares of Toll Brothers during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Toll Brothers by 57.9% during the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 180 shares of the construction company's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the period. ORG Partners LLC bought a new stake in Toll Brothers in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Finally, DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. lifted its stake in Toll Brothers by 806.5% in the fourth quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. now owns 281 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.76% of the company's stock.
Several analysts have recently commented on TOL shares. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Toll Brothers from $185.00 to $183.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Toll Brothers from $155.00 to $137.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Toll Brothers from $181.00 to $184.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Toll Brothers from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price target on Toll Brothers from $156.00 to $140.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Toll Brothers has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $147.57.
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Shares of NYSE:TOL opened at $111.64 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $11.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.68, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.76. The business's 50 day moving average is $126.93 and its 200 day moving average is $140.84. Toll Brothers, Inc. has a 12-month low of $108.86 and a 12-month high of $169.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 4.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.
Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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). The firm had revenue of $1.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.91 billion. Toll Brothers had a return on equity of 18.32% and a net margin of 14.03%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Toll Brothers, Inc. will post 13.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 10th were paid a $0.23 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 10th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.82%. Toll Brothers's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 6.33%.
In related news, Director Paul E. Shapiro sold 3,837 shares of Toll Brothers stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.14, for a total transaction of $514,695.18. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 119,937 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,088,349.18. This trade represents a 3.10 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Martin P. Connor sold 11,140 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.07, for a total value of $1,404,419.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 20,618 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,599,311.26. This represents a 35.08 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 15,622 shares of company stock valued at $1,993,880 in the last 90 days. 1.54% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
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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