Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Purchases 433,960 Shares of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE:HOUS)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE:HOUS - Free Report) by 8.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,861,712 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 433,960 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 5.27% of Anywhere Real Estate worth $19,344,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of HOUS. First Trust Advisors LP bought a new stake in shares of Anywhere Real Estate in the 4th quarter worth approximately $50,000. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in shares of Anywhere Real Estate by 47.6% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 91,616 shares of the company's stock worth $302,000 after purchasing an additional 29,558 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Anywhere Real Estate by 76.1% in the 4th quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 110,384 shares of the company's stock worth $364,000 after purchasing an additional 47,704 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Anywhere Real Estate in the 4th quarter worth approximately $543,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Anywhere Real Estate by 49.0% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 560,120 shares of the company's stock worth $1,848,000 after purchasing an additional 184,120 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.56% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Anywhere Real Estate from $4.00 to $3.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on shares of Anywhere Real Estate from $5.00 to $4.50 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 28th.

Anywhere Real Estate Price Performance

NYSE:HOUS traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $3.84. The company had a trading volume of 137,881 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,322,134. Anywhere Real Estate Inc. has a 52-week low of $2.71 and a 52-week high of $5.95. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $3.38 and its 200-day moving average price is $3.68. The company has a market capitalization of $429.33 million, a PE ratio of -3.31 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.51) by ($0.06). Anywhere Real Estate had a negative return on equity of 5.88% and a negative net margin of 2.25%. The company had revenue of $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.91) earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Anywhere Real Estate Inc. will post 0.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Anywhere Real Estate Profile

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.