Alua Capital Management LP Acquires Shares of 440,800 Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. $FND

Alua Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:FND) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 440,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,393,000. Floor & Decor comprises about 2.0% of Alua Capital Management LP’s holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest position.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Floor & Decor in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in Floor & Decor by 207.6% during the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 366 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 247 shares in the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in Floor & Decor in the first 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Floor & Decor during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Bryan Langley acquired 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $48.69 per share, with a total value of $121,725.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief financial officer directly owned 42,016 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,045,759.04. The trade was a 6.33% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Bradley Paulsen bought 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $50.25 per share, with a total value of $251,250.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 85,010 shares in the company, valued at $4,271,752.50. This trade represents a 6.25% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on FND. TD Cowen cut their target price on Floor & Decor from $60.00 to $48.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Bank of America lowered Floor & Decor from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $45.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Friday, April 17th. Mizuho cut their price objective on Floor & Decor from $72.00 to $58.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Barclays reduced their target price on Floor & Decor from $77.00 to $63.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Zelman & Associates decreased their target price on shares of Floor & Decor from $80.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $57.72.

Floor & Decor Stock Performance

Floor & Decor stock opened at $53.78 on Friday. Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $42.64 and a fifty-two week high of $92.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.62 and a beta of 1.58. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $52.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $57.67.

Floor & Decor (NYSE:FND) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by ($0.05). Floor & Decor had a net margin of 4.27% and a return on equity of 8.38%. The business had revenue of $1.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.46 earnings per share. Floor & Decor’s revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. Floor & Decor has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.830-2.080 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. will post 1.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Floor & Decor

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.