American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eighteen analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and seven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $35.2059.

A number of research firms recently commented on AMH. Raymond James Financial reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of American Homes 4 Rent in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of American Homes 4 Rent from $33.00 to $31.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $37.00 target price on shares of American Homes 4 Rent in a report on Monday, December 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of American Homes 4 Rent from $34.00 to $30.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of American Homes 4 Rent from $33.00 to $31.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 4th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other American Homes 4 Rent news, Director Douglas N. Benham purchased 1,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $24.20 per share, for a total transaction of $29,040.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 44,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,082,151.40. The trade was a 2.76% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director David Goldberg acquired 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $29.30 per share, for a total transaction of $58,600.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 36,723 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,075,983.90. The trade was a 5.76% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have purchased 6,771 shares of company stock valued at $183,684 over the last ninety days. 6.01% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Homes 4 Rent

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMH. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in American Homes 4 Rent by 0.6% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 44,715,728 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,486,798,000 after acquiring an additional 246,713 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of American Homes 4 Rent during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $710,672,000. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of American Homes 4 Rent by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 18,424,196 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $612,605,000 after acquiring an additional 399,894 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of American Homes 4 Rent by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 15,810,964 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $507,532,000 after purchasing an additional 1,260,717 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of American Homes 4 Rent by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,355,760 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $235,572,000 after purchasing an additional 161,676 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.87% of the company’s stock.

American Homes 4 Rent Stock Performance

Shares of AMH opened at $27.54 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.63. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $30.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $31.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.34, a P/E/G ratio of 3.97 and a beta of 0.80. American Homes 4 Rent has a 52 week low of $27.22 and a 52 week high of $39.49.

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.47 by ($0.14). The company had revenue of $402.93 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $459.24 million. American Homes 4 Rent had a return on equity of 5.93% and a net margin of 24.48%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.45 earnings per share. American Homes 4 Rent has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.890-1.950 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that American Homes 4 Rent will post 1.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Homes 4 Rent Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a $0.33 dividend. This is a boost from American Homes 4 Rent’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. American Homes 4 Rent’s dividend payout ratio is currently 111.86%.

About American Homes 4 Rent

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE: AMH) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in the acquisition, development and management of single-family rental homes. Since its initial public offering in April 2013, the company has focused on building a large-scale, professionally managed portfolio of homes designed to meet the needs of today’s renters. Its business model emphasizes the acquisition of well-located properties coupled with consistent, in-house property management to drive occupancy and long-term value.

As of the most recent reporting, American Homes 4 Rent owns and operates tens of thousands of homes across the United States, with concentration in key Sun Belt and high-growth markets.