Wall Street Zen Upgrades Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH) to Hold

Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH) was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Saturday.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on INVH. Citizens Jmp reduced their target price on Invitation Home from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Invitation Home in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on Invitation Home from $31.00 to $28.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Raymond James Financial restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Invitation Home in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Mizuho reduced their target price on Invitation Home from $27.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.88.

Invitation Home Stock Performance

Shares of Invitation Home stock opened at $27.15 on Friday. Invitation Home has a one year low of $24.25 and a one year high of $35.80. The company has a market cap of $16.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.28, a PEG ratio of 3.92 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 0.03 and a current ratio of 0.03. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $25.83 and its 200 day moving average price is $26.94.

Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.27 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 company had revenue of $685.25 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $683.00 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.47 EPS. The business’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, research analysts predict that Invitation Home will post 1.88 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. USS Investment Management Ltd grew its stake in Invitation Home by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. USS Investment Management Ltd now owns 173,892 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,322,000 after purchasing an additional 7,097 shares in the last quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd grew its stake in Invitation Home by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 240,764 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,983,000 after purchasing an additional 640 shares in the last quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Invitation Home during the 1st quarter worth $229,000. Inspire Investing LLC grew its stake in Invitation Home by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 71,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,768,000 after purchasing an additional 2,713 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new position in Invitation Home during the 1st quarter worth $713,000. 96.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.