Ferrovial (FER) Competitors

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

Is FER or LEN.B more profitable?

Lennar has a net margin of 9.20% compared to Ferrovial's net margin of 0.00%. Lennar's return on equity of 12.73% beat Ferrovial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ferrovial	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lennar	9.20%	12.73%	8.57%

Do analysts recommend FER or LEN.B?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ferrovial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Lennar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer FER or LEN.B?

In the previous week, Ferrovial had 3 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ferrovial and 1 mentions for Lennar. Lennar's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Ferrovial's score of 0.68 indicating that Lennar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is FER or LEN.B a better dividend stock?

Ferrovial pays an annual dividend of $0.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Lennar pays out 16.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

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

Ferrovial has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennar has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FER or LEN.B?

22.3% of Ferrovial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of Lennar shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of Lennar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FER or LEN.B?

Lennar has higher revenue and earnings than Ferrovial.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ferrovial	$9.90B	3.95	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lennar	$35.44B	0.76	$3.93B	$12.09	8.65

Summary

Lennar beats Ferrovial on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.