Third Avenue Management recently released its Q2 2020 Investor Letter, a copy of which you can download here. The Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund posted a return of 10.94% for the quarter as compared to its benchmark, the FTSE EPRA NAREIT Developed Index which returned 10.32% (before fees) in the same quarter. You should check out Third Avenue Management’s top 5 stock picks for investors to buy right now, which could be the biggest winners of the stock market crash.
In the said letter, Third Avenue highlighted a few stocks and American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) is one of them. American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) is a real estate investment trust company. Year-to-date, American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) stock gained 7.4% and on August 11th it had a closing price of $28.16. Here is what Third Avenue said:
“During the quarter, the Fund initiated a position in the common stock of AMH—a US based Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) that is the second largest owner of single-family homes for-rent (“SFR”) in North America with more than 52,000 homes throughout the Sunbelt region that are more than 94.0% leased on average. In addition, the company controls one of the few SFR build-to-rent platforms of scale with land secured to accommodate an additional 6,000 homes, including 1,200 currently under development.
AMH is a very well-capitalized issuer with a net debt to asset ratio of 25% and a fixed-charge coverage ratio in excess of 4.5 times. The company also retains substantial free cash flow despite its REIT tax status (which requires 90% of net income to be distributed via dividends annually) given legacy net operating losses. As a result, the company seems poised to self-finance the expansion of its portfolio through its unique build-to-rent initiative (which would likely ramp up considerably to the extent that anticipated reform at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increases the cost of conforming loans). Further, the very-much aligned control group (with strong ties to the selfstorage industry) likely recognizes the opportunity to monetize the company’s scale in a capital-light manner by undertaking property management for third-parties and securing a future pipeline of acquisition opportunities in the process.”
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In Q1 2020, the number of bullish hedge fund positions on American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) stock decreased by about 9% from the previous quarter (see the chart here), so a number of other hedge fund managers don’t seem to agree with AMH’s growth potential. Our calculations showed that American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) isn’t ranked among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
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