Insider Buying: Floor & Decor (NYSE:FND) CEO Purchases 5,000 Shares of Stock

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:FND) CEO Bradley Paulsen bought 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $50.25 per share, with a total value of $251,250.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 85,010 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,271,752.50. This represents a 6.25% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Floor & Decor Stock Performance

Floor & Decor stock traded down $2.30 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $48.27. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,359,490 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,761,215. The company has a market capitalization of $5.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 1.63. Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $46.47 and a 12 month high of $92.40. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $55.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $62.39.

Floor & Decor (NYSE:FND) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by ($0.05). The business had revenue of $1.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. Floor & Decor had a net margin of 4.27% and a return on equity of 8.38%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.46 EPS. Floor & Decor has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.830-2.080 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. will post 1.98 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on FND. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Floor & Decor from $78.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on shares of Floor & Decor from $76.00 to $72.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $64.00 price objective on shares of Floor & Decor in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Bank of America downgraded shares of Floor & Decor from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $45.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Evercore set a $51.00 price objective on shares of Floor & Decor in a research report on Friday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $60.74.

Institutional Trading of Floor & Decor

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FND. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in shares of Floor & Decor during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in Floor & Decor by 207.6% in the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 366 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 247 shares during the period. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new stake in Floor & Decor in the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Floor & Decor by 215.7% in the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 384 shares during the period. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Floor & Decor in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000.

Floor & Decor Company Profile

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Atlanta, Floor & Decor Holdings Inc is a specialty retailer focused on hard surface flooring and related accessories in the United States. The company serves both professional installers and do-it-yourself customers through a growing network of warehouse-format stores and a comprehensive e-commerce platform.

Floor & Decor’s product offering spans ceramic and porcelain tile, engineered and solid hardwood, laminate, luxury vinyl plank and tile, natural stone and a full suite of installation materials such as grout, mortars and underlayment.