AHH Stock Recent News

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., June 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Armada Hoffler (NYSE: AHH) announced that its Board of Directors declared the cash dividend of $0.205 per common share. The second quarter dividend will be paid in cash on July 5, 2024, to stockholders of record on June 26, 2024.

Armada Hoffler Properties is a REIT that owns and leases a diversified portfolio of office, retail, and multifamily properties in the U.S. The REIT's portfolio consists of 59 properties spread across multiple states, with a focus on mixed-use communities which provides greater diversification. It has experienced a decrease in AFFO and occupancy rates, but the shares seem to be undervalued using very conservative assumptions.

Armada Hoffler Properties is trading at a low 9.14x multiple to the midpoint of 2024 NFFO guidance. The REIT offers a 7.2% dividend yield that is 151% covered by 2024 NFFO. AHH's office occupancy is dipping but remains elevated against the national average.

Armada Hoffler Properties (AHH) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.33 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.31 per share. This compares to FFO of $0.30 per share a year ago.

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Armada Hoffler Properties is a diversified REIT with a portfolio of multifamily, office, and retail properties. Management is shifting the portfolio mix away from Office, all while protecting its existing high-quality office assets from subpar leases. AHH projects continued fundamental growth in 2024 and offers attractive dividend yields on both its common and preferred shares, all while trading at a discounted valuation.

Armada Hoffler Properties just hiked its quarterly cash dividend by 5.1%, resulting in an 8.2% forward dividend yield. This is 151% covered by normalized FFO with just 2% of AHH's office portfolio leases expiring in 2024. The 96.1% weighted portfolio occupancy at the end of the fourth quarter is attractive with AHH now trading for 8x the midpoint of its guided normalized FFO range for 2024.

Armada Hoffler Properties is a mispriced REIT that presents an opportunity for income growth. AHH's financials for 2023 were solid, with steady revenue growth and a well-covered dividend with a conservative FFO payout of 62.5% . The company has a solid balance sheet, although its leverage level is higher than ideal, and it has plans to reduce it in the coming quarters.

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (AHH) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

The headline numbers for Armada Hoffler Properties (AHH) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2023, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.