How to buy American Homes 4 Rent stock | $38.07

American Homes 4 Rent is a reit-residential business based in the US. American Homes 4 Rent shares (AMH) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. American Homes 4 Rent employs 1,447 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

American Homes 4 Rent stock price (NYSE: AMH)

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American Homes 4 Rent shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-30.

Latest market close	$38.07
52-week range	$26.76 - $42.34
50-day moving average	$40.20
200-day moving average	$35.30
Wall St. target price	$41.00
PE ratio	140.1333
Dividend yield	$0.25 (0.6%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$0.30

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American Homes 4 Rent price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $38.07 from 2021-05-28

1 week (2021-07-22)	N/A
1 month (2021-07-02)	-3.20%
3 months (2021-04-30)	2.78%
6 months (2021-01-29)	N/A

1 year (2020-07-29)	N/A
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Is American Homes 4 Rent under- or over-valued?

Valuing American Homes 4 Rent stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of American Homes 4 Rent's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

American Homes 4 Rent's P/E ratio

American Homes 4 Rent's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 140x. In other words, American Homes 4 Rent shares trade at around 140x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

American Homes 4 Rent's PEG ratio

American Homes 4 Rent's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 29.82. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into American Homes 4 Rent's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

American Homes 4 Rent's EBITDA

American Homes 4 Rent's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $587.7 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a American Homes 4 Rent's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

American Homes 4 Rent financials

Revenue TTM	$1.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	19.99%
Gross profit TTM	$633.4 million
Return on assets TTM	1.6%
Return on equity TTM	2.66%
Profit margin	12.45%
Book value	$18.30
Market capitalisation	$13.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting American Homes 4 Rent shares

There are currently 11.0 million American Homes 4 Rent shares held short by investors – that's known as American Homes 4 Rent's "short interest". This figure is 13.6% up from 9.7 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting American Homes 4 Rent shares can be evaluated.

American Homes 4 Rent's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

American Homes 4 Rent's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of American Homes 4 Rent shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of American Homes 4 Rent shares traded daily (recently around 1.6 million). American Homes 4 Rent's SIR currently stands at 6.85. In other words for every 100,000 American Homes 4 Rent shares traded daily on the market, roughly 6850 shares are currently held short.

However American Homes 4 Rent's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of American Homes 4 Rent shares, or, against the total number of tradable American Homes 4 Rent shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case American Homes 4 Rent's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 American Homes 4 Rent shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0404% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable American Homes 4 Rent shares, roughly 40 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against American Homes 4 Rent.

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American Homes 4 Rent share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 32.61% of net profits

Recently American Homes 4 Rent has paid out, on average, around 32.61% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.96% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), American Homes 4 Rent shareholders could enjoy a 0.96% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In American Homes 4 Rent's case, that would currently equate to about $0.25 per share.

While American Homes 4 Rent's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that American Homes 4 Rent may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

American Homes 4 Rent's most recent dividend payout was on 29 June 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 13 June 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have American Homes 4 Rent's shares ever split?

American Homes 4 Rent's shares were split on a 7:1 basis on 23 August 2012. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 7 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your American Homes 4 Rent shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 85.7% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for American Homes 4 Rent shares which in turn could have impacted American Homes 4 Rent's share price.

American Homes 4 Rent share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, American Homes 4 Rent's shares have ranged in value from as little as $26.7605 up to $42.34. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while American Homes 4 Rent's is 0.5114. This would suggest that American Homes 4 Rent's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

American Homes 4 Rent overview

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE: AMH) is a leader in the single-family home rental industry and American Homes 4 Rent is fast becoming a nationally recognized brand for rental homes, known for high-quality, good value and tenant satisfaction. We are an internally managed Maryland real estate investment trust, or REIT, focused on acquiring, developing, renovating, leasing, and operating attractive, single-family homes as rental properties. As of September 30, 2020, we owned 53,229 single-family properties in selected submarkets in 22 states. .

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of American Homes 4 Rent is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 14.098% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by insiders and 85.837% by institutions. How many people work for American Homes 4 Rent?
Latest data suggests 1,447 work at American Homes 4 Rent. When does the fiscal year end for American Homes 4 Rent?
American Homes 4 Rent's fiscal year ends in December. Where is American Homes 4 Rent based?
American Homes 4 Rent's address is: 23975 Park Sorrento, Calabasas, CA, United States, 91302 What is American Homes 4 Rent's ISIN number?
American Homes 4 Rent's international securities identification number is: US02665T3068 What is American Homes 4 Rent's CUSIP number?
American Homes 4 Rent's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 02665T306