Natixis Advisors LLC Acquires 21,952 Shares of American Homes 4 Rent $AMH

Natixis Advisors LLC raised its holdings in American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) by 23.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 115,666 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,952 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in American Homes 4 Rent were worth $3,713,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. 12th Street Asset Management Company LLC grew its holdings in shares of American Homes 4 Rent by 64.3% during the third quarter. 12th Street Asset Management Company LLC now owns 158,081 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $5,256,000 after purchasing an additional 61,838 shares during the last quarter. Centersquare Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of American Homes 4 Rent by 25.9% during the third quarter. Centersquare Investment Management LLC now owns 5,271,280 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $175,270,000 after purchasing an additional 1,082,972 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of American Homes 4 Rent by 0.6% during 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 purchasing an additional 246,713 shares during the last quarter. Aew Capital Management L P grew its holdings in shares of American Homes 4 Rent by 56.0% during the third quarter. Aew Capital Management L P now owns 2,064,622 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $68,649,000 after purchasing an additional 741,388 shares during the last quarter. Finally, M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in shares of American Homes 4 Rent by 386.9% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 39,333 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,262,000 after purchasing an additional 31,254 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.87% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Jack E. Corrigan bought 2,041 shares of American Homes 4 Rent stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $23.53 per share, for a total transaction of $48,024.73. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 17,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $400,010. The trade was a 13.64% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders purchased 5,000 shares of company stock valued at $117,024 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 5.70% of the company’s stock.

American Homes 4 Rent Stock Performance

Shares of AMH stock opened at $33.44 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $31.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $30.89. American Homes 4 Rent has a one year low of $27.22 and a one year high of $37.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.06 billion, a PE ratio of 27.19, a PEG ratio of 4.31 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.57 and a quick ratio of 0.57.

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.30. American Homes 4 Rent had a return on equity of 6.08% and a net margin of 25.27%.The business had revenue of $472.02 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $470.62 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.46 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. American Homes 4 Rent has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.890-1.950 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that American Homes 4 Rent will post 1.93 earnings per share for the current year.

American Homes 4 Rent Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%. American Homes 4 Rent’s dividend payout ratio is presently 107.32%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMH has been the topic of several research reports. Citigroup reduced their price target on American Homes 4 Rent from $34.50 to $33.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on American Homes 4 Rent from $34.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Raymond James Financial upgraded American Homes 4 Rent from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $35.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, May 18th. Weiss Ratings upgraded American Homes 4 Rent from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on American Homes 4 Rent from $34.00 to $30.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 20th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $35.08.

American Homes 4 Rent Profile

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.