American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) Stock Rated “Moderate Buy” by Wall Street Analysts

Shares of American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eighteen analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $36.53.

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. UBS Group lowered their target price on American Homes 4 Rent from $35.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of American Homes 4 Rent from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Scotiabank reduced 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 research report on Thursday, September 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of American Homes 4 Rent from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of American Homes 4 Rent in a research note on Monday, August 17th.

American Homes 4 Rent Price Performance

NYSE:AMH opened at $30.69 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $32.44 and its 200 day moving average is $32.09. American Homes 4 Rent has a 12 month low of $27.22 and a 12 month high of $35.07. The company has a market capitalization of $11.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.35, a P/E/G ratio of 5.84 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a current ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.13. American Homes 4 Rent had a return on equity of 6.25% and a net margin of 25.53%. The business had revenue of $470.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $466.51 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.47 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. American Homes 4 Rent has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.930-1.970 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that American Homes 4 Rent will post 1.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Homes 4 Rent Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were paid a $0.33 dividend. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. American Homes 4 Rent’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 104.76%.

Insider Activity at American Homes 4 Rent

In other American Homes 4 Rent news, Director Jack Corrigan bought 8,000 shares of American Homes 4 Rent stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $21.49 per share, for a total transaction of $171,920.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 25,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $537,250. This represents a 47.06% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Over the last three months, insiders have acquired 15,000 shares of company stock valued at $328,040. Company insiders own 5.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanderbilt University increased its position in shares of American Homes 4 Rent by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanderbilt University now owns 23,385 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $653,000 after purchasing an additional 346 shares during the last quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp raised its holdings in American Homes 4 Rent by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp now owns 12,112 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $338,000 after buying an additional 424 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in American Homes 4 Rent by 7.2% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 6,427 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $179,000 after buying an additional 431 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in American Homes 4 Rent by 70.3% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,170 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 483 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allstate Corp lifted its position in American Homes 4 Rent by 2.4% in the second quarter. Allstate Corp now owns 26,222 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $879,000 after buying an additional 622 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.87% of the company’s stock.

American Homes 4 Rent Company Profile

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) is a real estate investment trust that owns, develops, acquires, leases and manages single-family rental homes in the United States. The company provides professionally managed rental housing, offering residents detached homes with features such as multiple bedrooms, private outdoor space and access to online leasing and maintenance services.

Founded in 2012, American Homes 4 Rent has built a portfolio through home acquisitions and the development of purpose-built rental communities.