Anywhere Real Estate Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NYSE:HOUS)

Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE:HOUS) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Investors bought 7,891 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 534% compared to the average volume of 1,245 call options.

Anywhere Real Estate Stock Down 4.1 %

HOUS opened at $4.92 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $4.54 and its 200-day moving average is $4.40. Anywhere Real Estate has a one year low of $3.01 and a one year high of $8.40. The company has a market capitalization of $547.40 million, a PE ratio of -3.17 and a beta of 2.31. 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 (NYSE:HOUS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.23 by ($0.18). The business had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.63 billion. Anywhere Real Estate had a negative net margin of 3.06% and a negative return on equity of 6.46%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.15 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Anywhere Real Estate will post -0.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Anywhere Real Estate

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new position in Anywhere Real Estate in the 1st quarter worth about $80,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in Anywhere Real Estate by 6.0% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 79,989 shares of the company’s stock worth $495,000 after purchasing an additional 4,527 shares in the last quarter. Bayesian Capital Management LP bought a new position in Anywhere Real Estate during the first quarter valued at about $76,000. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Anywhere Real Estate in the first quarter worth about $105,000. Finally, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale boosted its stake in shares of Anywhere Real Estate by 132.1% during the 1st quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 32,853 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,000 after acquiring an additional 18,700 shares in the last quarter. 97.56% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Anywhere Real Estate Company 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.