52,802 Shares in Invitation Home $INVH Bought by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 52,802 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,549,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its position in Invitation Home by 446.4% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 452,675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,277,000 after acquiring an additional 369,831 shares during the period. PGGM Investments raised its stake in Invitation Home by 13.0% during the 3rd quarter. PGGM Investments now owns 5,672,720 shares of the company’s stock valued at $166,381,000 after acquiring an additional 653,539 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its position in Invitation Home by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 2,339,473 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,617,000 after acquiring an additional 128,561 shares during the period. NEOS Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Invitation Home by 67.6% during the 3rd quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC now owns 129,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,802,000 after acquiring an additional 52,296 shares during the period. Finally, Strs Ohio grew its stake in shares of Invitation Home by 12.1% in the third quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 983,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,856,000 after purchasing an additional 106,271 shares in the last quarter. 96.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Invitation Home Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of Invitation Home stock opened at $25.20 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 0.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The firm has a market cap of $15.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.83. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $27.87. Invitation Home has a fifty-two week low of $25.10 and a fifty-two week high of $35.80.

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

Invitation Home Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 23rd were given a dividend of $0.30 per share. This is a positive change from Invitation Home’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 23rd. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.8%. Invitation Home’s payout ratio is 125.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on INVH. UBS Group set a $40.00 price target on Invitation Home in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price 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. Mizuho reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $27.00 target price (down from $30.00) on shares of Invitation Home in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Invitation Home from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Invitation Home from $31.00 to $28.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target 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.