American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) Shares Sold by Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V.

Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. reduced its position in shares of American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH - Free Report) by 4.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,509,149 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 69,243 shares during the quarter. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. owned about 0.41% of American Homes 4 Rent worth $56,472,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. purchased a new position in shares of American Homes 4 Rent during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. National Pension Service purchased a new position in American Homes 4 Rent during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in shares of American Homes 4 Rent by 56.6% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,084 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in shares of American Homes 4 Rent by 77.2% in 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 period. Finally, Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of American Homes 4 Rent by 37.1% during the fourth 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. 91.87% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

American Homes 4 Rent Stock Performance

Shares of American Homes 4 Rent stock traded down $0.14 on Friday, reaching $36.81. 1,561,700 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,324,801. American Homes 4 Rent has a twelve month low of $31.68 and a twelve month high of $41.41. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $36.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $36.45. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.08, a PEG ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.73.

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.30. American Homes 4 Rent had a net margin of 23.86% and a return on equity of 5.33%. The business had revenue of $436.59 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $442.02 million. Analysts anticipate that American Homes 4 Rent will post 1.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Homes 4 Rent Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a $0.30 dividend. This is an increase from American Homes 4 Rent's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.26%. American Homes 4 Rent's dividend payout ratio is presently 111.11%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AMH has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Raymond James lowered their target price on American Homes 4 Rent from $44.00 to $39.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 11th. Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of American Homes 4 Rent from $41.00 to $37.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 13th. 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 stock from $40.00 to $37.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Morgan Stanley raised shares of American Homes 4 Rent from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $39.00 to $40.00 in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, JMP Securities reiterated a "market outperform" rating and set a $41.00 price objective on shares of American Homes 4 Rent in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $40.14.

American Homes 4 Rent Company 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.