Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eight have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $34.70.

INVH has been the subject of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Invitation Home from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $33.00 price objective on shares of Invitation Home in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Oppenheimer set a $38.00 target price on Invitation Home and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Invitation Home in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on Invitation Home from $33.00 to $32.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 31st.

Invitation Home Price Performance

Shares of INVH opened at $27.17 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $16.65 billion, a PE ratio of 28.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.83. Invitation Home has a 52-week low of $25.29 and a 52-week high of $35.80. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $27.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $28.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.03 and a current ratio of 0.03.

Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.47. Invitation Home had a net margin of 21.70% and a return on equity of 6.03%. The company had revenue of $688.17 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $679.41 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.47 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. Invitation Home has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.900-1.940 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Invitation Home will post 1.83 EPS for the current year.

Invitation Home Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 23rd were given a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 23rd. This is an increase from Invitation Home’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. Invitation Home’s payout ratio is 126.32%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Invitation Home by 1,695.2% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,131 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 1,068 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Invitation Home by 59.1% in the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,255 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 466 shares in the last quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC increased its position in shares of Invitation Home by 2,463.5% during the fourth quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 1,333 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 1,281 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its position in shares of Invitation Home by 136,000.0% during the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 1,360 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. bought a new stake in Invitation Home during the third quarter worth $42,000. 96.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Invitation Home Company Profile

Invitation Homes (NYSE: INVH) is a real estate investment trust that specializes in the ownership, operation and leasing of single-family rental homes across the United States. The company focuses on acquiring suburban and urban-adjacent single-family residences and managing them as rental properties for households seeking professionally managed, long-term housing alternatives to traditional homeownership or multifamily rentals.

Operationally, Invitation Homes is involved in the full lifecycle of the single-family rental business: sourcing and acquiring homes, performing renovations and ongoing maintenance, marketing and leasing properties, and providing property management and resident services.