Renaissance Technologies LLC Buys 184,120 Shares of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE:HOUS)

Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in shares of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE:HOUS - Free Report) by 49.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 560,120 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 184,120 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC owned about 0.50% of Anywhere Real Estate worth $1,848,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in HOUS. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Anywhere Real Estate during the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. RPO LLC acquired a new position in shares of Anywhere Real Estate in the fourth quarter worth approximately $43,000. AXQ Capital LP acquired a new position in shares of Anywhere Real Estate in the fourth quarter worth approximately $49,000. Empirical Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Anywhere Real Estate in the fourth quarter worth approximately $52,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new position in shares of Anywhere Real Estate in the fourth quarter worth approximately $73,000. 97.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Anywhere Real Estate Trading Down 2.5 %

HOUS traded down $0.08 during trading on Monday, hitting $3.10. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,335,317 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,337,182. Anywhere Real Estate Inc. has a twelve month low of $2.71 and a twelve month high of $5.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $3.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $3.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $346.56 million, a P/E ratio of -2.67 and a beta of 2.05.

Anywhere Real Estate (NYSE:HOUS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported ($0.45) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.36) by ($0.09). The firm had revenue of $1.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. Anywhere Real Estate had a negative net margin of 2.25% and a negative return on equity of 5.88%. Analysts anticipate that Anywhere Real Estate Inc. will post 0.05 EPS 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.