400 Shares in Masonite International Co. (NYSE:DOOR) Bought by Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Masonite International Co. (NYSE:DOOR) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,000.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in DOOR. Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Masonite International in the 3rd quarter valued at about $13,283,000. Boston Partners raised its stake in shares of Masonite International by 21.6% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 265,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,200,000 after purchasing an additional 47,152 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Masonite International by 143.9% in the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 51,710 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,820,000 after acquiring an additional 30,512 shares in the last quarter. Brightline Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Masonite International in the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,424,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Masonite International by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 318,677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,707,000 after acquiring an additional 21,292 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Masonite International

In other Masonite International news, insider Robert Paxton sold 721 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $129.95, for a total transaction of $93,693.95. Following the sale, the insider now owns 20,798 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,702,700.10. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other Masonite International news, insider Christopher O. Ball sold 396 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.06, for a total transaction of $51,503.76. Following the sale, the insider now owns 13,263 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,724,985.78. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert Paxton sold 721 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $129.95, for a total transaction of $93,693.95. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 20,798 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,702,700.10. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 1,641 shares of company stock worth $213,329 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.21% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Masonite International from $87.00 to $133.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a $133.00 price objective (up previously from $115.00) on shares of Masonite International in a report on Monday, February 12th. Wedbush restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $133.00 price objective on shares of Masonite International in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on Masonite International in a report on Friday, January 19th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $115.00 price objective for the company. Finally, TheStreet cut Masonite International from a “b” rating to a “c+” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $116.89.

Masonite International Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of DOOR opened at $131.61 on Monday. Masonite International Co. has a one year low of $76.87 and a one year high of $131.94. The company has a market cap of $2.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.97, a P/E/G ratio of 6.94 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 2.42 and a quick ratio of 1.42. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $130.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $104.53.

Masonite International (NYSE:DOOR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 20th. The company reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.36 by ($0.05). Masonite International had a net margin of 4.18% and a return on equity of 20.17%. The firm had revenue of $660.58 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $659.87 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.72 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that Masonite International Co. will post 9.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Masonite International Profile

Masonite International Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes interior and exterior doors and door solutions for the new construction and repair, renovation, and remodeling sectors of the residential and non-residential building construction markets worldwide. It offers interior doors of wood and related materials, including wood composite molded and flat door facings; exterior doors of steel, fiberglass, or composite materials; and molded panel, flush, stile and rail, steel, and fiberglass residential doors; and architectural doors, as well as Z-articulating cap sill, ADAptive, and ultimate astragals,trilennium, simple solution corner pads, and panolock products.