Lennar (LEN) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LEN or DHI?

81.1% of Lennar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of Lennar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of D.R. Horton shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LEN or DHI?

Lennar received 227 more outperform votes than D.R. Horton when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.52% of users gave Lennar an outperform vote while only 59.73% of users gave D.R. Horton an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lennar	Outperform Votes 890 66.52%	Underperform Votes 448 33.48%
D.R. Horton	Outperform Votes 663 59.73%	Underperform Votes 447 40.27%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LEN or DHI?

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
Lennar	$35.76B	0.87	$3.93B	$13.73	8.56
D.R. Horton	$36.69B	1.12	$4.76B	$14.15	9.22

Is LEN or DHI 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
Lennar	11.10%	13.93%	9.60%
D.R. Horton	12.69%	18.48%	13.23%

Does the media refer more to LEN or DHI?

In the previous week, Lennar had 61 more articles in the media than D.R. Horton. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for Lennar and 26 mentions for D.R. Horton. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Lennar's score of 0.42 indicating that D.R. Horton is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lennar	27 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	16 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
D.R. Horton	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is LEN or DHI a better dividend stock?

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Lennar pays out 14.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. D.R. Horton pays out 11.3% 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.

Do analysts prefer LEN or DHI?

Lennar currently has a consensus target price of $154.73, indicating a potential upside of 31.67%. D.R. Horton has a consensus target price of $170.93, indicating a potential upside of 30.99%. 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
Lennar	0 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32
D.R. Horton	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Which has more risk and volatility, LEN or DHI?

Lennar has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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