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D.R. Horton (DHI) Competitors

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$163.13 +0.83 (+0.51%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

DHI vs. LEN, NVR, PHM, TOL, MTH, KBH, MHO, TPH, CVCO, and HOV

Should you be buying D.R. Horton stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of D.R. Horton include Lennar (LEN), NVR (NVR), PulteGroup (PHM), Toll Brothers (TOL), Meritage Homes (MTH), KB Home (KBH), M/I Homes (MHO), Tri Pointe Homes (TPH), Cavco Industries (CVCO), and Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV). These companies are all part of the "homebuilding" industry.

D.R. Horton vs.

Lennar (NYSE:LEN) and D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

81.1% of Lennar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Lennar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of D.R. Horton shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Lennar has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Lennar currently has a consensus target price of $180.56, suggesting a potential upside of 7.33%. D.R. Horton has a consensus target price of $185.87, suggesting a potential upside of 13.94%. Given D.R. Horton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe D.R. Horton is more favorable than Lennar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lennar
2 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.30
D.R. Horton
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 11 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for D.R. Horton and 18 mentions for Lennar. Lennar's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat D.R. Horton's score of 1.16 indicating that Lennar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lennar
14 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
D.R. Horton
22 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

D.R. Horton has a net margin of 12.93% compared to Lennar's net margin of 11.51%. D.R. Horton's return on equity of 19.24% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lennar11.51% 15.47% 10.68%
D.R. Horton 12.93%19.24%13.68%

D.R. Horton has higher revenue and earnings than Lennar. Lennar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than D.R. Horton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lennar$34.23B1.33$3.94B$15.1011.14
D.R. Horton$36.80B1.44$4.76B$14.3611.36

Lennar received 226 more outperform votes than D.R. Horton when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.53% of users gave Lennar an outperform vote while only 60.13% of users gave D.R. Horton an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
LennarOutperform Votes
882
67.53%
Underperform Votes
424
32.47%
D.R. HortonOutperform Votes
656
60.13%
Underperform Votes
435
39.87%

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Lennar pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. D.R. Horton pays out 11.1% 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.

Summary

D.R. Horton beats Lennar on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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DHI vs. The Competition

MetricD.R. HortonOperative builders IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$53.15B$9.16B$9.57B$19.90B
Dividend Yield0.99%1.06%1.83%3.54%
P/E Ratio11.369.4029.6542.67
Price / Sales1.441.143.3218.14
Price / Cash10.8710.5817.7717.85
Price / Book2.062.036.005.60
Net Income$4.76B$827.33M$515.38M$985.93M
7 Day Performance1.24%0.00%-0.56%-0.19%
1 Month Performance-16.15%-11.13%-0.20%0.15%
1 Year Performance27.05%33.45%35.64%23.70%

D.R. Horton Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DHI
D.R. Horton
4.8521 of 5 stars
$163.13
+0.5%
$185.87
+13.9%
+27.0%$53.15B$36.80B11.3613,450Positive News
LEN
Lennar
4.4392 of 5 stars
$168.23
-0.3%
$180.56
+7.3%
+31.1%$45.77B$34.23B11.1412,284Positive News
NVR
NVR
3.195 of 5 stars
$9,000.00
+0.5%
$8,783.33
-2.4%
+42.7%$27.44B$9.31B18.406,300
PHM
PulteGroup
4.9209 of 5 stars
$128.06
-0.4%
$145.00
+13.2%
+45.1%$26.36B$16.06B9.446,382Dividend Increase
Positive News
TOL
Toll Brothers
4.1352 of 5 stars
$151.96
+0.1%
$148.87
-2.0%
+76.6%$15.32B$9.99B10.474,800
MTH
Meritage Homes
3.2204 of 5 stars
$178.27
+0.0%
$218.17
+22.4%
+24.8%$6.45B$6.14B8.071,920Positive News
KBH
KB Home
4.6214 of 5 stars
$77.97
+0.2%
$77.50
-0.6%
+46.0%$5.72B$6.60B9.982,205Positive News
MHO
M/I Homes
3.8477 of 5 stars
$154.61
-0.7%
$197.50
+27.7%
+47.8%$4.32B$4.03B8.291,607
TPH
Tri Pointe Homes
2.7476 of 5 stars
$41.74
+0.1%
$45.75
+9.6%
+41.0%$3.90B$3.67B8.661,438Positive News
CVCO
Cavco Industries
2.8724 of 5 stars
$475.41
+0.9%
$475.00
-0.1%
+65.7%$3.86B$1.79B26.526,500Positive News
HOV
Hovnanian Enterprises
1.3294 of 5 stars
$172.04
-0.2%
$155.00
-9.9%
+89.4%$1.04B$2.91B5.311,715Positive News

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This page (NYSE:DHI) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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