American Century Companies Inc. Boosts Stake in Masonite International Co. (NYSE:DOOR)

American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in Masonite International Co. (NYSE:DOOR - Free Report) by 16.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 266,618 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 38,055 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned 1.20% of Masonite International worth $24,201,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Masonite International by 18.9% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 47,153 shares of the company's stock worth $4,280,000 after acquiring an additional 7,492 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in Masonite International by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 29,843 shares of the company's stock worth $2,709,000 after acquiring an additional 699 shares during the last quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Masonite International in the 1st quarter worth about $412,000. Citigroup Inc. increased its stake in Masonite International by 39.3% in the 1st quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 8,703 shares of the company's stock worth $790,000 after acquiring an additional 2,456 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Credit Suisse AG increased its stake in Masonite International by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Credit Suisse AG now owns 18,676 shares of the company's stock worth $1,695,000 after acquiring an additional 539 shares during the last quarter.

In other Masonite International news, CAO Catherine Anne Shellabarger sold 803 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.50, for a total value of $75,080.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 3,769 shares in the company, valued at approximately $352,401.50. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 1.21% of the company's stock.

Shares of DOOR stock opened at $102.51 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.26 billion, a PE ratio of 13.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.63. Masonite International Co. has a 1-year low of $65.71 and a 1-year high of $109.58. The business has a 50-day moving average of $102.53 and a 200 day moving average of $94.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 2.86 and a quick ratio of 1.93.

Masonite International (NYSE:DOOR - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 8th. The company reported $2.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $742.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $729.18 million. Masonite International had a return on equity of 24.81% and a net margin of 6.09%. Masonite International's quarterly revenue was down 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.58 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Masonite International Co. will post 7.94 earnings per share for the current year.

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Benchmark upped their target price on Masonite International from $113.00 to $133.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 10th. StockNews.com initiated coverage on Masonite International in a research report on Thursday, August 17th. They set a "buy" rating on the stock. Stephens increased their price objective on Masonite International from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 10th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Masonite International from $110.00 to $115.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 10th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Masonite International from $102.00 to $115.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Masonite International presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $118.00.

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Masonite International Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes interior and exterior doors for the new construction and repair, renovation, and remodeling sectors of the residential and non-residential building construction markets worldwide. It offers molded panel, flush, stile and rail, steel, and fiberglass residential doors, as well as medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and architectural interior doors.

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