Lennar (LEN) Competitors

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

Is DHI or LEN a better dividend stock?

D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. D.R. Horton pays out 11.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennar pays out 14.6% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, DHI or LEN?

D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennar has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DHI or LEN?

90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.1% of Lennar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of D.R. Horton shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of Lennar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend DHI or LEN?

D.R. Horton presently has a consensus price target of $168.07, suggesting a potential upside of 39.65%. Lennar has a consensus price target of $150.07, suggesting a potential upside of 42.98%. Given Lennar's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lennar is more favorable than D.R. Horton.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
D.R. Horton	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Lennar	0 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32

Is DHI or LEN more profitable?

D.R. Horton has a net margin of 12.69% compared to Lennar's net margin of 11.10%. D.R. Horton's return on equity of 18.48% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
D.R. Horton	12.69%	18.48%	13.23%
Lennar	11.10%	13.93%	9.60%

Does the media favor DHI or LEN?

In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 8 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for D.R. Horton and 25 mentions for Lennar. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Lennar's score of 0.80 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	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lennar	11 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DHI or LEN?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
D.R. Horton	$36.69B	1.03	$4.76B	$14.15	8.51
Lennar	$35.76B	0.77	$3.93B	$13.73	7.64

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DHI or LEN?

Lennar received 226 more outperform votes than D.R. Horton when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.37% of users gave Lennar an outperform vote while only 59.71% of users gave D.R. Horton an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
D.R. Horton	Outperform Votes 664 59.71%	Underperform Votes 448 40.29%
Lennar	Outperform Votes 890 66.37%	Underperform Votes 451 33.63%

Summary

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