Empowered Funds LLC Acquires 28,079 Shares of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE:HOUS)

Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE:HOUS) by 5.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 576,064 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 28,079 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC owned 0.52% of Anywhere Real Estate worth $1,901,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of Anywhere Real Estate during the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Townsquare Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Anywhere Real Estate during the 3rd quarter valued at $52,000. Empirical Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Anywhere Real Estate in the 4th quarter valued at $52,000. Ballentine Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Anywhere Real Estate in the 3rd quarter valued at $62,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Anywhere Real Estate by 24.6% in the 3rd quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 15,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,000 after acquiring an additional 3,022 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.56% of the company’s stock.

Anywhere Real Estate Trading Up 6.4 %

NYSE HOUS opened at $3.89 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $3.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a current ratio of 0.36. Anywhere Real Estate Inc. has a one year low of $2.71 and a one year high of $7.44. The firm has a market cap of $432.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.51 and a beta of 2.40.

Anywhere Real Estate (NYSE:HOUS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported ($0.45) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.36) by ($0.09). The firm had revenue of $1.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. Anywhere Real Estate had a negative net margin of 3.06% and a negative return on equity of 6.46%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Anywhere Real Estate Inc. will post -0.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Anywhere Real Estate from $4.00 to $3.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 16th.

Anywhere Real Estate Profile

Anywhere Real Estate Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides residential real estate services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Anywhere Brands, Anywhere Advisors, and Anywhere Integrated Services. The Anywhere Brands segment franchises the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Coldwell Banker Commercial, Corcoran, ERA, and Sotheby's International Realty brand names.