Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eighteen research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $32.8824.

Several research firms have issued reports on INVH. Evercore set a $31.00 target price on Invitation Home in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Mizuho lowered their price target on Invitation Home from $27.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 13th. UBS Group set a $40.00 price objective on Invitation Home in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Invitation Home from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Invitation Home from $31.00 to $28.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 5th.

Institutional Trading of Invitation Home

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in INVH. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Invitation Home by 1,695.2% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,131 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 1,068 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Invitation Home by 59.1% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,255 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 466 shares during the period. Cromwell Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Invitation Home by 2,463.5% in the fourth quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 1,333 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 1,281 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its stake in shares of Invitation Home by 136,000.0% in the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 1,360 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of Invitation Home in the 3rd quarter valued at $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.79% of the company’s stock.

Invitation Home Stock Performance

Invitation Home stock opened at $24.40 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $26.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $27.57. Invitation Home has a 1-year low of $24.25 and a 1-year high of $35.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.03 and a quick ratio of 0.03. The stock has a market cap of $14.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 0.83.

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

Invitation Home Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 26th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 26th. Invitation Home’s dividend payout ratio is currently 125.00%.

About Invitation Home

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.