American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.800-1.860 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.850. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

American Homes 4 Rent Stock Performance

Shares of American Homes 4 Rent stock traded up $0.34 during trading on Thursday, hitting $35.65. 1,770,700 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,207,340. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.58 and a quick ratio of 0.58. American Homes 4 Rent has a 1 year low of $34.01 and a 1 year high of $41.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.14, a PEG ratio of 3.47 and a beta of 0.78. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $35.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $37.40.

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.30. American Homes 4 Rent had a return on equity of 4.76% and a net margin of 21.51%. As a group, analysts forecast that American Homes 4 Rent will post 1.77 EPS for the current year.

American Homes 4 Rent Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.37%. This is a boost from American Homes 4 Rent’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. American Homes 4 Rent’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 108.33%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on AMH. Morgan Stanley raised American Homes 4 Rent from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $39.00 to $40.00 in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Barclays decreased their target price on American Homes 4 Rent from $39.00 to $37.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Scotiabank downgraded American Homes 4 Rent from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $38.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. StockNews.com downgraded American Homes 4 Rent from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded American Homes 4 Rent from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their target price for the company from $40.00 to $37.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, American Homes 4 Rent currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $40.67.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other American Homes 4 Rent news, Director Douglas N. Benham bought 3,286 shares of American Homes 4 Rent stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $24.49 per share, with a total value of $80,474.14. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 41,946 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,027,257.54. This represents a 8.50 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, COO Bryan Smith sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.80, for a total value of $1,512,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 125,580 shares in the company, valued at $4,746,924. This represents a 24.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 6.32% of the company’s stock.

About American Homes 4 Rent

American Homes 4 Rent operates as a real estate investment trust. It engages in the acquisition, renovation, leasing, and operating of single-family homes as rental properties. The company was founded by Bradley Wayne Hughes, Sr. on October 19, 2012 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.