Jefferies Financial Group Upgrades Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH) to “Hold”

Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH) was upgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded Invitation Home from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Invitation Home from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Cfra downgraded Invitation Home from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $29.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Wall Street Zen raised Invitation Home from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 25th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Invitation Home from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the company from $31.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $32.47.

Invitation Home Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:INVH opened at $29.45 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 0.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Invitation Home has a fifty-two week low of $24.25 and a fifty-two week high of $32.45. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $29.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $27.56. The company has a market cap of $17.50 billion, a PE ratio of 31.00, a P/E/G ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.84.

Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.08. Invitation Home had a net margin of 20.88% and a return on equity of 6.29%. The firm had revenue of $579.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $689.91 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.48 earnings per share. Invitation Home’s revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. Invitation Home has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-1.980 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Invitation Home will post 1.89 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Invitation Home

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Tema ETFs LLC increased its position in Invitation Home by 18.4% in the 2nd quarter. Tema ETFs LLC now owns 11,978 shares of the company’s stock valued at $362,000 after acquiring an additional 1,863 shares during the period. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors raised its stake in Invitation Home by 91.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 26,275 shares of the company’s stock valued at $794,000 after acquiring an additional 12,575 shares in the last quarter. Aurora Investment Managers LLC. bought a new stake in Invitation Home during the 2nd quarter valued at $429,000. Czech National Bank boosted its position in Invitation Home by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 155,560 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,699,000 after acquiring an additional 1,963 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new position in Invitation Home during the 2nd quarter worth $9,057,000. 96.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.