Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Makes New $643,000 Investment in Masco Corporation $MAS

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new position in Masco Corporation (NYSE:MAS) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 7,900 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $643,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Bard Associates Inc. bought a new position in Masco in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Masco during the third quarter worth $26,000. Bogart Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Masco by 2,550.0% during the fourth quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 424 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 408 shares during the last quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc acquired a new position in shares of Masco during the second quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Masco by 114.5% in the 2nd quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 549 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 293 shares during the last quarter. 93.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Masco News

Here are the key news stories impacting Masco this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised its FY2026 EPS forecast to $4.49 from $4.27, a meaningful improvement, and increased its FY2027 forecast slightly to $4.71 from $4.69.
• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly estimates also improved for Q1 2027, to $1.12 from $1.10; Q2 2027, to $1.42 from $1.35; and Q1 2028, to $1.28 from $1.22. These increases indicate some expectations for stronger earnings in portions of the forward period.
• Neutral Sentiment: The current-year analyst consensus remains $4.52 per share, close to Zacks’ revised FY2026 estimate. Zacks also projects FY2028 EPS of $5.17, although that forecast was reduced from $5.25.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks cut estimates for several periods: Q3 2026 EPS to $0.99 from $1.04, Q4 2026 to $0.82 from $0.91, Q3 2027 to $1.13 from $1.18, Q4 2027 to $1.03 from $1.07, and Q2 2028 to $1.39 from $1.43.
• Negative Sentiment: The broad reduction to the FY2028 outlook suggests analysts see some pressure on Masco’s longer-term earnings growth. Combined with the lower near-term quarterly forecasts, the revisions are likely a modest headwind for MAS, even though select annual and quarterly estimates were raised.

Masco Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MAS opened at $73.39 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $14.47 billion, a PE ratio of 16.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.30. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $76.80 and its 200-day moving average is $71.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 109.07, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.86. Masco Corporation has a 52 week low of $58.16 and a 52 week high of $83.64.

Masco (NYSE:MAS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The construction company reported $1.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.32. The business had revenue of $1.99 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.08 billion. Masco had a return on equity of 2,379.08% and a net margin of 11.61%.Masco’s quarterly revenue was down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.30 earnings per share. Masco has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.600 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Masco Corporation will post 4.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Masco Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 24th will be paid a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 24th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Masco’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.43%.

Masco declared that its board has approved a share buyback program on Thursday, May 7th that authorizes the company to repurchase $300.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the construction company to purchase up to 2.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on MAS shares. Evercore downgraded Masco from an “outperform” rating to an “in-line” rating and set a $78.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group lowered their target price on Masco from $97.00 to $94.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Masco from $90.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $74.00 price target on Masco in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Masco from $85.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Masco presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $79.87.

Masco Profile

Masco Corporation is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of branded home improvement and building products. Founded in 1929 and headquartered in Livonia, Michigan, the company has evolved from a small door‐bell manufacturer into a diversified enterprise serving both residential and commercial markets. Over its history, Masco has grown through a combination of organic innovation and strategic acquisitions, building a portfolio of well-recognized brands.

The company’s product offerings are organized into two primary segments.