Masonite International Co. (NYSE:DOOR) Shares Bought by Duality Advisers LP

Duality Advisers LP raised its stake in Masonite International Co. (NYSE:DOOR) by 221.7% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 7,795 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,372 shares during the quarter. Duality Advisers LP’s holdings in Masonite International were worth $660,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Boston Partners raised its position in shares of Masonite International by 21.6% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 265,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,200,000 after acquiring an additional 47,152 shares in the last quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC raised its position in shares of Masonite International by 50.5% during the 3rd quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC now owns 16,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,562,000 after acquiring an additional 5,621 shares in the last quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Masonite International during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,867,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its position in shares of Masonite International by 143.9% during the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 51,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,820,000 after acquiring an additional 30,512 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brightline Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Masonite International during the 3rd quarter worth about $2,424,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.07% of the company’s stock.

Masonite International Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of DOOR stock opened at $131.59 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $130.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $103.58. Masonite International Co. has a twelve month low of $76.87 and a twelve month high of $131.93. The company has a market capitalization of $2.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.92 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a current ratio of 2.42, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22.

Masonite International (NYSE:DOOR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 20th. The company reported $1.31 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $660.58 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $659.87 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.72 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Masonite International Co. will post 9.48 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com assumed coverage on Masonite International in a research report on Wednesday. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. TheStreet lowered Masonite International from a “b” rating to a “c+” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 20th. Stifel Nicolaus reissued a “hold” rating and set a $133.00 target price (up previously from $119.00) on shares of Masonite International in a research report on Wednesday, February 21st. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on Masonite International from $87.00 to $133.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 21st. Finally, Wedbush restated a “neutral” rating and set a $133.00 price target on shares of Masonite International in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $116.89.

Insider Buying and Selling at Masonite International

In other Masonite International news, insider Robert Paxton sold 721 shares of Masonite International stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.95, for a total value of $93,693.95. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 20,798 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,702,700.10. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In other news, insider Robert Paxton sold 721 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.95, for a total value of $93,693.95. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 20,798 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,702,700.10. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP James C. Pelletier sold 262 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.06, for a total value of $34,075.72. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 12,739 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,656,834.34. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,641 shares of company stock worth $213,329. 1.21% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Masonite International Company 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.