Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.21 EPS

Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by ($0.21), Zacks reports. Invitation Home had a return on equity of 6.22% and a net margin of 21.53%.The company had revenue of $685.25 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $683.00 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.47 EPS. Invitation Home’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. Invitation Home updated its FY 2026 guidance to 1.900-1.980 EPS.

Invitation Home Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of Invitation Home stock traded up $0.32 on Friday, hitting $26.00. The stock had a trading volume of 1,079,998 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,054,547. The company has a quick ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 0.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. Invitation Home has a one year low of $25.29 and a one year high of $35.80. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $26.98 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $28.31. The stock has a market cap of $15.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.03, a PEG ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.83.

Invitation Home Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 23rd were issued a $0.30 dividend. This is a positive change from Invitation Home’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 23rd. Invitation Home’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 126.32%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Invitation Home

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of INVH. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Invitation Home in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $287,000. FIL Ltd grew its stake in Invitation Home by 72.5% in the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 8,063 shares of the company’s stock worth $224,000 after purchasing an additional 3,390 shares during the period. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP raised its holdings in Invitation Home by 11.8% in the second quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP now owns 6,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $214,000 after purchasing an additional 690 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming purchased a new position in Invitation Home during the fourth quarter valued at $203,000. Finally, Quarry LP boosted its holdings in shares of Invitation Home by 1,124.0% during the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 7,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $202,000 after buying an additional 6,688 shares in the last quarter. 96.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on INVH. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $33.00 price target on shares of Invitation Home in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Invitation Home in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Oppenheimer set a $38.00 price objective on Invitation Home and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Bank of America dropped their target price on Invitation Home from $37.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Invitation Home from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Invitation Home currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.50.

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.