Russell Investments Group Ltd. Buys 81,556 Shares of Invitation Home $INVH

Key Points

• Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in Invitation Homes by 2.4% in Q3, buying 81,556 shares to own 3,542,137 shares (about 0.58%) valued at roughly $103.9 million.
• Invitation Homes reported Q results with EPS of $0.27 (missing the $0.48 consensus) and revenue of $685.3 million, and set FY 2026 guidance of 1.900–1.980 EPS.
• The company increased its quarterly dividend to $0.30 (annualized $1.20) for a ~4.6% yield, and institutional investors hold 96.79% of the stock.

Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH - Free Report) by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,542,137 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 81,556 shares during the quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned 0.58% of Invitation Home worth $103,891,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of INVH. Carnegie Lake Advisors LLC lifted its position in Invitation Home by 1.2% during the third quarter. Carnegie Lake Advisors LLC now owns 33,776 shares of the company's stock worth $991,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the period. Virtus Investment Advisers LLC increased its holdings in Invitation Home by 9.0% in the 2nd quarter. Virtus Investment Advisers LLC now owns 5,086 shares of the company's stock valued at $167,000 after buying an additional 422 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC increased its holdings in Invitation Home by 11.8% in the 2nd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 4,127 shares of the company's stock valued at $135,000 after buying an additional 436 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. raised its position in shares of Invitation Home by 12.3% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,060 shares of the company's stock valued at $119,000 after buying an additional 446 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Invitation Home by 24.9% in the 3rd quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 2,255 shares of the company's stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 450 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.79% of the company's stock.

Invitation Home Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of Invitation Home stock opened at $25.97 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.83 billion, a PE ratio of 27.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a current ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 0.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The firm's 50 day moving average is $26.72 and its 200 day moving average is $27.92. Invitation Home has a 1 year low of $25.21 and a 1 year high of $35.80.

Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.48 by ($0.21). Invitation Home had a net margin of 21.53% and a return on equity of 6.24%. The company had revenue of $685.25 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $683.00 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.47 EPS. Invitation Home's revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. Invitation Home has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-1.980 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Invitation Home will post 1.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Invitation Home Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.6%. This is a boost from Invitation Home's previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 23rd. Invitation Home's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 125.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on INVH shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Invitation Home from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Invitation Home from $38.00 to $37.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Bank of America cut their target price on Invitation Home from $37.00 to $36.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. UBS Group set a $40.00 target price on Invitation Home in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Evercore set a $31.00 price target on Invitation Home in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $32.94.

Invitation Home Profile

Invitation Homes NYSE: INVH is a real estate investment trust that specializes in the ownership, operation and leasing of single-family rental homes across the United States. The company focuses on acquiring suburban and urban-adjacent single-family residences and managing them as rental properties for households seeking professionally managed, long-term housing alternatives to traditional homeownership or multifamily rentals.

Operationally, Invitation Homes is involved in the full lifecycle of the single-family rental business: sourcing and acquiring homes, performing renovations and ongoing maintenance, marketing and leasing properties, and providing property management and resident services.

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