Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC Buys New Position in American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH)

Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC acquired a new stake in American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 53,892 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $2,017,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Atria Investments Inc increased its position in shares of American Homes 4 Rent by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 84,843 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $3,175,000 after acquiring an additional 316 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. raised its position in American Homes 4 Rent by 37.1% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,385 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of American Homes 4 Rent by 11.9% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 3,532 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $132,000 after buying an additional 376 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in shares of American Homes 4 Rent by 56.6% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,084 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 392 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Michigan Retirement System increased its stake in shares of American Homes 4 Rent by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 75,100 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $2,810,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.87% of the company's stock.

American Homes 4 Rent Stock Performance

NYSE AMH traded down $0.56 during trading on Monday, reaching $38.75. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,258,704 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,180,422. The firm has a market cap of $14.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.88, a P/E/G ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.78. American Homes 4 Rent has a twelve month low of $31.68 and a twelve month high of $41.41. The business's fifty day moving average price is $36.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $36.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.76.

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $459.28 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $449.00 million. American Homes 4 Rent had a net margin of 23.86% and a return on equity of 5.33%. American Homes 4 Rent's revenue was up 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.43 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that American Homes 4 Rent will post 1.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

American Homes 4 Rent Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This is a positive change from American Homes 4 Rent's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.10%. American Homes 4 Rent's payout ratio is 111.11%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of American Homes 4 Rent from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $40.00 to $37.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Morgan Stanley raised American Homes 4 Rent from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $39.00 to $40.00 in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Raymond James cut their target price on American Homes 4 Rent from $44.00 to $39.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 11th. JMP Securities reiterated a "market outperform" rating and issued a $41.00 price target on shares of American Homes 4 Rent in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of American Homes 4 Rent from $41.00 to $37.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $40.21.

American Homes 4 Rent Profile

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.