Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH) vs. Armada Hoffler Properties (NYSE:AHH) Head to Head Contrast

Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH) and Armada Hoffler Properties (NYSE:AHH) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Invitation Home and Armada Hoffler Properties”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Invitation Home	$2.62 billion	7.31	$453.92 million	$0.88	35.49
Armada Hoffler Properties	$708.47 million	1.04	$35.65 million	$0.12	59.33

Invitation Home has higher revenue and earnings than Armada Hoffler Properties. Invitation Home is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Armada Hoffler Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Invitation Home has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Armada Hoffler Properties has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Invitation Home and Armada Hoffler Properties, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Invitation Home	0	9	8	0	2.47
Armada Hoffler Properties	0	1	2	0	2.67

Invitation Home presently has a consensus price target of $37.2647, indicating a potential upside of 19.31%. Armada Hoffler Properties has a consensus price target of $8.8333, indicating a potential upside of 24.06%. Given Armada Hoffler Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Armada Hoffler Properties is more favorable than Invitation Home.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

96.8% of Invitation Home shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of Armada Hoffler Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Invitation Home shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Armada Hoffler Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Invitation Home pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Armada Hoffler Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Invitation Home pays out 131.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Armada Hoffler Properties pays out 466.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Invitation Home has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Invitation Home and Armada Hoffler Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Invitation Home	20.36%	5.56%	2.88%
Armada Hoffler Properties	4.39%	3.40%	0.95%

Summary

Invitation Home beats Armada Hoffler Properties on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Invitation Home

Invitation Homes, an S&P 500 company, is the nation's premier single-family home leasing and management company, meeting changing lifestyle demands by providing access to high-quality, updated homes with valued features such as close proximity to jobs and access to good schools. The company's mission, Together with you, we make a house a home, reflects its commitment to providing homes where individuals and families can thrive and high-touch service that continuously enhances residents' living experiences.

About Armada Hoffler Properties

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) is a vertically integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) with over four decades of experience developing, building, acquiring, and managing high-quality retail, office, and multifamily properties located primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. In addition to the ownership of the Company’s operating property portfolio, the Company develops and builds properties for its own account and through joint ventures between the Company and unaffiliated partners and also invests in development projects through real estate financing arrangements. The Company also provides general construction and development services to third-party clients. The Company’s construction and development experience includes mid- and high-rise office buildings, retail strip malls, retail power centers, multifamily apartment communities, hotels and conference centers, single- and multi-tenant industrial, distribution, and manufacturing facilities, educational, medical, and special purpose facilities, government projects, parking garages, and mixed-use town centers. The Company is the sole general partner of Armada Hoffler, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) and, as of March 31, 2024, owned 75.5% of the economic interest in the Operating Partnership, of which 0.1% is held as general partnership units. The operations of the Company are conducted primarily through the Operating Partnership and the wholly owned subsidiaries thereof.