Lennar (LEN.B) Competitors

Lennar (NYSE:LEN) and Lennar (NYSE:LEN.B) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LEN or LEN.B?

81.1% of Lennar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of Lennar shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of Lennar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Lennar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is LEN or LEN.B a better dividend stock?

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Lennar pays out 14.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennar pays out 14.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lennar has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to LEN or LEN.B?

In the previous week, Lennar had 18 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Lennar and 1 mentions for Lennar. Lennar's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Lennar's score of 0.00 indicating that Lennar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lennar	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lennar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LEN or LEN.B?

Lennar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lennar	$34.23B	1.35	$3.94B	$14.27	11.62
Lennar	$34.23B	1.25	$3.94B	$14.27	10.81

Do analysts prefer LEN or LEN.B?

Lennar currently has a consensus price target of $163.88, suggesting a potential downside of 1.21%. Given Lennar's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lennar is more favorable than Lennar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lennar	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47
Lennar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is LEN or LEN.B more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lennar	11.59%	15.90%	10.89%
Lennar	11.59%	15.90%	10.89%

Which has more volatility & risk, LEN or LEN.B?

Lennar has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennar has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LEN or LEN.B?

Lennar received 778 more outperform votes than Lennar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.33% of users gave Lennar an outperform vote while only 56.49% of users gave Lennar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lennar	Outperform Votes 865 68.33%	Underperform Votes 401 31.67%
Lennar	Outperform Votes 87 56.49%	Underperform Votes 67 43.51%

Summary

Lennar beats Lennar on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.