American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 30, 2024 12:00 PM ET Company Participants Nicholas Fromm - Director, Investor Relations David Singelyn - Chief Executive Officer Bryan Smith - Chief Operating Officer Chris Lau - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Juan Sanabria - BMO Jamie Feldman - Wells Fargo Nick Joseph - Citi Eric Wolfe - Citi Haendel St. Juste - Mizuho Securities Steve Sakwa - Evercore ISI Josh Dennerlein - Bank of America Julien Blouin - Goldman Sachs John Pawlowski - Green Street Adam Kramer - Morgan Stanley Daniel Tricarico - Scotiabank Linda Tsai - Jefferies Brad Heffern - RBC Capital Markets Austin Wurschmidt - KeyBanc Capital Markets Michael Goldsmith - UBS Omotayo Okusanya - Deutsche Bank Jason Sabshon - KBW Operator Greetings, and welcome to the AMH Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Although the revenue and EPS for American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended September 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.44 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.43 per share. This compares to FFO of $0.41 per share a year ago.
Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) have what it takes?
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Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) have what it takes?
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Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) have what it takes?
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Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) have what it takes?
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