American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $35.76 to $36.06
• 50-Day Range: $35.42 to $38.79
• 52-Week Range: $31.68 to $41.41
• Volume: 74,914 shs
• Average Volume: 2.22 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.28 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.17
• Dividend Yield: 3.35%
• Price Target: $40.90
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

American Homes 4 Rent Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

American Homes 4 Rent scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 141st out of 936 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

American Homes 4 Rent has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.53, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

American Homes 4 Rent has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.03%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for American Homes 4 Rent are expected to grow by 7.03% in the coming year, from $1.85 to $1.98 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of American Homes 4 Rent is 33.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.58.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of American Homes 4 Rent is 33.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.06.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

American Homes 4 Rent has a PEG Ratio of 3.74. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

American Homes 4 Rent has a P/B Ratio of 1.70. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.73% of the float of American Homes 4 Rent has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Homes 4 Rent has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Homes 4 Rent has recently increased by 11.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

American Homes 4 Rent pays a meaningful dividend of 3.31%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

American Homes 4 Rent has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of American Homes 4 Rent is 111.11%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, American Homes 4 Rent will have a dividend payout ratio of 60.61% next year. This indicates that American Homes 4 Rent will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.23

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.73% of the float of American Homes 4 Rent has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Homes 4 Rent has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Homes 4 Rent has recently increased by 11.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.16

News Sentiment

American Homes 4 Rent has a news sentiment score of 1.16. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.98 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for American Homes 4 Rent this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for AMH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added American Homes 4 Rent to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, American Homes 4 Rent insiders have sold 794.24% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $185,400.00 in company stock and sold $1,657,925.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.32% of the stock of American Homes 4 Rent is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.87% of the stock of American Homes 4 Rent is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AMH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AMH shares performed this year?

American Homes 4 Rent's stock was trading at $37.42 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AMH stock has decreased by 3.7% and is now trading at $36.0350.

How were American Homes 4 Rent's earnings last quarter?

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.01. American Homes 4 Rent's revenue for the quarter was up 8.4% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are American Homes 4 Rent's major shareholders?

American Homes 4 Rent's top institutional investors include Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.15%), Swedbank AB (0.14%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.07%) and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Tamara Hughes Gustavson, Bryan Smith, Sara H Vogt-Lowell, Christopher Lau, Douglas N Benham, Matthew J Hart, Brian Reitz, James H Kropp, Kenneth M Woolley and Jack E Corrigan.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of American Homes 4 Rent?

Shares of AMH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of American Homes 4 Rent own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that American Homes 4 Rent investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Chevron (CVX), Tesla (TSLA) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2025
• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/13/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/13/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2025
• Today: 7/28/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/31/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - RESID
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AMH
• CIK: 1562401
• Web: www.americanhomes4rent.com
• Phone: (702) 847-7800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,730
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for American Homes 4 Rent: $40.90
• High Price Target: $48.00
• Low Price Target: $37.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.53
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.08
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.37
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.48
• P/E Growth: 3.74
• Net Income: $412.43 million
• Net Margins: 23.41%
• Pretax Margin: 26.57%
• Return on Equity: 5.45%
• Return on Assets: 3.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.63
• Current Ratio: 0.52
• Quick Ratio: 0.52

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.56
• Cash Flow: $2.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.77
• Book Value: $21.23 per share
• Price / Book: 1.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 370,161,000
• Free Float: 347,914,000
• Market Cap: $13.34 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.74