Ferrovial (FER) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LEN.B or FER?

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

Do analysts rate LEN.B or FER?

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

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

Lennar has higher revenue and earnings than Ferrovial.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lennar	$35.44B	0.94	$3.93B	$12.09	10.60
Ferrovial	$9.90B	4.09	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Lennar has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ferrovial has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LEN.B or FER a better dividend stock?

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Ferrovial pays an annual dividend of $0.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Lennar pays out 16.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is LEN.B or FER 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
Lennar	9.20%	12.73%	8.57%
Ferrovial	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

In the previous week, Ferrovial had 9 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Ferrovial and 2 mentions for Lennar. Ferrovial's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Lennar's score of 0.37 indicating that Ferrovial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lennar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ferrovial	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Lennar and Ferrovial tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.