Barclays PLC Sells 1,083,333 Shares of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE:HOUS)

Barclays PLC lessened its stake in shares of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE:HOUS - Free Report) by 75.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 353,373 shares of the company's stock after selling 1,083,333 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned 0.32% of Anywhere Real Estate worth $1,168,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Anywhere Real Estate in the 4th quarter worth $543,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its holdings in Anywhere Real Estate by 49.0% during the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 560,120 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,848,000 after buying an additional 184,120 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Anywhere Real Estate by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 179,612 shares of the company's stock valued at $593,000 after buying an additional 3,327 shares during the last quarter. Gator Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Anywhere Real Estate by 42.8% during the fourth quarter. Gator Capital Management LLC now owns 2,525,050 shares of the company's stock worth $8,333,000 after acquiring an additional 756,800 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in Anywhere Real Estate by 25.2% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 58,507 shares of the company's stock valued at $193,000 after acquiring an additional 11,779 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.56% of the company's stock.

Anywhere Real Estate Price Performance

Shares of NYSE HOUS traded down $0.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $3.57. 805,244 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,328,086. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 0.33 and a quick ratio of 0.36. Anywhere Real Estate Inc. has a 1 year low of $2.71 and a 1 year high of $5.95. The company's 50-day moving average is $3.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $3.68. The company has a market capitalization of $399.14 million, a P/E ratio of -3.08 and a beta of 1.87.

Anywhere Real Estate (NYSE:HOUS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported ($0.57) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.51) by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.13 billion. Anywhere Real Estate had a negative net margin of 2.25% and a negative return on equity of 5.88%. The company's revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.91) EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Anywhere Real Estate Inc. will post 0.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on Anywhere Real Estate from $5.00 to $4.50 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 28th. Barclays lowered their target price on Anywhere Real Estate from $4.00 to $3.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th.

About Anywhere Real Estate

Anywhere Real Estate Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides residential real estate services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Anywhere Brands, Anywhere Advisors, and Anywhere Integrated Services. The Anywhere Brands segment franchises the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Coldwell Banker Commercial, Corcoran, ERA, and Sotheby's International Realty brand names.