Is NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR) Potentially Undervalued?

NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR) saw a significant share price rise of over 20% in the past couple of months on the NYSE. As a large-cap stock with high coverage by analysts, you could assume any recent changes in the company’s outlook is already priced into the stock. But what if there is still an opportunity to buy? Let’s take a look at NVR’s outlook and value based on the most recent financial data to see if the opportunity still exists.

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What's the opportunity in NVR?

The share price seems sensible at the moment according to my price multiple model, where I compare the company's price-to-earnings ratio to the industry average. I’ve used the price-to-earnings ratio in this instance because there’s not enough visibility to forecast its cash flows. The stock’s ratio of 10.37x is currently trading slightly above its industry peers’ ratio of 7.51x, which means if you buy NVR today, you’d be paying a relatively reasonable price for it. And if you believe that NVR should be trading at this level in the long run, then there should only be a fairly immaterial downside vs other industry peers. Furthermore, NVR’s share price also seems relatively stable compared to the rest of the market, as indicated by its low beta. This may mean it is less likely for the stock to fall lower from natural market volatility, which suggests less opportunities to buy moving forward.

What does the future of NVR look like?

Future outlook is an important aspect when you’re looking at buying a stock, especially if you are an investor looking for growth in your portfolio. Although value investors would argue that it’s the intrinsic value relative to the price that matter the most, a more compelling investment thesis would be high growth potential at a cheap price. Though in the case of NVR, it is expected to deliver a negative earnings growth of -0.5%, which doesn’t help build up its investment thesis. It appears that risk of future uncertainty is high, at least in the near term.

What this means for you:

Are you a shareholder? NVR seems priced close to industry peers right now, but given the uncertainty from negative returns in the future, this could be the right time to reduce the risk in your portfolio. Is your current exposure to the stock beneficial for your total portfolio? And is the opportunity cost of holding a negative-outlook stock too high? Before you make a decision on NVR, take a look at whether its fundamentals have changed.

Are you a potential investor? If you’ve been keeping an eye on NVR for a while, now may not be the most advantageous time to buy, given it is trading around industry price multiples. This means there’s less benefit from mispricing. In addition to this, the negative growth outlook increases the risk of holding the stock. However, there are also other important factors we haven’t considered today, which can help crystallize your views on NVR should the price fluctuate below the industry PE ratio.

If you'd like to know more about NVR as a business, it's important to be aware of any risks it's facing. While conducting our analysis, we found that NVR has 1 warning sign and it would be unwise to ignore this.

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