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D.R. Horton (DHI) Competitors

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$139.61 +2.37 (+1.73%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

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

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), Cavco Industries (CVCO), Tri Pointe Homes (TPH), and Beazer Homes USA (BZH). These companies are all part of the "homebuilding" industry.

D.R. Horton vs.

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

D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. D.R. Horton pays out 11.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennar pays out 13.9% 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.

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
D.R. Horton$36.80B1.22$4.76B$14.369.72
Lennar$35.44B1.06$3.94B$14.349.63

D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennar has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

D.R. Horton currently has a consensus price target of $179.60, indicating a potential upside of 28.64%. Lennar has a consensus price target of $175.94, indicating a potential upside of 27.42%. Given D.R. Horton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe D.R. Horton is more favorable than Lennar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
D.R. Horton
2 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.31
Lennar
2 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.21

In the previous week, Lennar had 57 more articles in the media than D.R. Horton. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Lennar and 13 mentions for D.R. Horton. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Lennar's score of 0.01 indicating that D.R. Horton is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
D.R. Horton
6 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lennar
8 Very Positive mention(s)
13 Positive mention(s)
21 Neutral mention(s)
9 Negative mention(s)
5 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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
D.R. Horton12.93% 19.24% 13.68%
Lennar 11.51%15.47%10.68%

Lennar received 227 more outperform votes than D.R. Horton when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.17% of users gave Lennar an outperform vote while only 60.00% of users gave D.R. Horton an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
D.R. HortonOutperform Votes
657
60.00%
Underperform Votes
438
40.00%
LennarOutperform Votes
884
67.17%
Underperform Votes
432
32.83%

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

Summary

D.R. Horton beats Lennar on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DHI vs. The Competition

MetricD.R. HortonOperative builders IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$44.79B$7.65B$8.74B$19.18B
Dividend Yield1.08%1.20%1.88%3.59%
P/E Ratio9.727.6527.6641.28
Price / Sales1.220.932.2717.59
Price / Cash10.349.8422.2221.28
Price / Book1.761.746.185.32
Net Income$4.76B$792.91M$516.58M$989.88M
7 Day Performance-6.85%-8.62%-4.51%-3.54%
1 Month Performance-13.85%-14.72%-4.97%-3.68%
1 Year Performance-7.13%-6.87%36.20%12.14%

D.R. Horton Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DHI
D.R. Horton
4.9882 of 5 stars
$139.61
+1.7%
$179.60
+28.6%
-6.5%$44.79B$36.80B9.7214,766Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
LEN
Lennar
4.9565 of 5 stars
$152.74
-1.1%
$183.76
+20.3%
-5.9%$41.43B$36.46B10.2212,284Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
NVR
NVR
3.5776 of 5 stars
$8,582.88
-0.1%
$9,765.00
+13.8%
+20.9%$26.26B$9.31B17.566,300Buyback Announcement
PHM
PulteGroup
4.8482 of 5 stars
$117.61
-0.7%
$144.50
+22.9%
+8.3%$24.12B$16.06B8.736,382Ex-Dividend
Analyst Forecast
TOL
Toll Brothers
4.8639 of 5 stars
$134.33
+0.4%
$152.53
+13.6%
+22.9%$13.56B$10.85B8.934,800Insider Trade
MTH
Meritage Homes
4.398 of 5 stars
$166.88
-0.9%
$215.14
+28.9%
-9.8%$6.04B$6.14B7.621,920Ex-Dividend
KBH
KB Home
4.5969 of 5 stars
$71.39
0.0%
$79.92
+11.9%
+7.4%$5.24B$6.60B9.162,205Analyst Forecast
MHO
M/I Homes
3.6181 of 5 stars
$154.38
+1.7%
$197.50
+27.9%
+5.1%$4.28B$4.27B8.141,607
CVCO
Cavco Industries
1.843 of 5 stars
$482.15
-0.5%
$487.50
+1.1%
+33.5%$3.91B$1.85B27.616,500Analyst Downgrade
Insider Trade
TPH
Tri Pointe Homes
2.991 of 5 stars
$39.08
+0.1%
$45.75
+17.1%
+8.9%$3.66B$4.50B8.101,438Analyst Downgrade
Insider Trade
Buyback Announcement
BZH
Beazer Homes USA
4.7777 of 5 stars
$30.38
-1.1%
$39.67
+30.6%
-15.4%$943.30M$2.33B6.781,158News Coverage
Positive News

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