Natixis Advisors LLC Has $3.65 Million Stake in American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH)

Natixis Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH - Free Report) by 9.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 97,398 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 8,748 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC's holdings in American Homes 4 Rent were worth $3,645,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. National Pension Service bought a new position in American Homes 4 Rent in the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in shares of American Homes 4 Rent by 56.6% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,084 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in shares of American Homes 4 Rent by 77.2% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,393 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 607 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in American Homes 4 Rent by 37.1% during 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 during the period. Finally, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P grew its holdings in American Homes 4 Rent by 3,136.2% in the 3rd quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 1,521 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $58,000 after buying an additional 1,474 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.87% of the company's stock.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

AMH has been the subject of a number of research reports. Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of American Homes 4 Rent from $41.00 to $37.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Scotiabank lowered American Homes 4 Rent from a "sector outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $38.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays raised their price objective on American Homes 4 Rent from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. StockNews.com cut American Homes 4 Rent from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on American Homes 4 Rent from $40.00 to $39.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, American Homes 4 Rent currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $40.29.

American Homes 4 Rent Price Performance

NYSE AMH traded up $0.36 on Wednesday, hitting $37.23. 1,428,474 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,450,431. American Homes 4 Rent has a 1-year low of $34.01 and a 1-year high of $41.41. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $35.51 and a two-hundred day moving average of $36.93. The company has a current ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The company has a market cap of $13.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.47, a P/E/G ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.77.

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $436.59 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $442.02 million. American Homes 4 Rent had a net margin of 23.86% and a return on equity of 5.33%. On average, equities analysts predict that American Homes 4 Rent will post 1.85 EPS for the current year.

American Homes 4 Rent Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a $0.30 dividend. This is a boost from American Homes 4 Rent's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. American Homes 4 Rent's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 111.11%.

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.