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Is It Worth Investing in American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE: AMH) Right Now?
American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE: AMH) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 33.16x compared to its average ratio. AMH has 36-month beta value of 0.75. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AMH is 340.41M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.49% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AMH on July 02, 2025 was 2.08M shares.
AMH’s Market Performance
AMH’s stock has seen a -2.54% decrease for the week, with a -5.57% drop in the past month and a -5.47% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.72%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.77% for American Homes 4 Rent The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.03% for AMH stock, with a simple moving average of -3.11% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AMH
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AMH reach a price target of $40, previously predicting the price at $39. The rating they have provided for AMH stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on January 24th, 2025.
Scotiabank gave a rating of “Sector Perform” to AMH, setting the target price at $38 in the report published on January 23rd of the current year.
AMH Trading at -4.19% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AMH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -13.43% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AMH starting from CORRIGAN JACK E, who purchase 4,000 shares at the price of $22.93 back on Jun 12 ’25. After this action, CORRIGAN JACK E now owns 15,000 shares of American Homes 4 Rent, valued at $91,700 using the latest closing price.
BENHAM DOUGLAS N, the Director of American Homes 4 Rent, sale 1,700 shares at $38.37 during a trade that took place back on May 08 ’25, which means that BENHAM DOUGLAS N is holding 22,227 shares at $65,230 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AMH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.24 for the present operating margin
- 0.56 for the gross margin
The net margin for American Homes 4 Rent stands at 0.23. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 5.81, with 3.16 for asset returns.
Based on American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.41 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.69. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.47.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 877.71 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.59. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 10.22. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.99.
Conclusion
To put it simply, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
