(LRE) (LRE) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, DHI or LRE?

D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, (LRE) has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DHI or LRE more profitable?

D.R. Horton has a net margin of 12.69% compared to (LRE)'s net margin of 0.00%. D.R. Horton's return on equity of 18.48% beat (LRE)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
D.R. Horton	12.69%	18.48%	13.23%
(LRE)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DHI or LRE?

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, DHI or LRE?

D.R. Horton has higher revenue and earnings than (LRE).

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
D.R. Horton	$36.69B	1.16	$4.76B	$14.15	9.58
(LRE)	$126.97M	0.12	$4.20M	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DHI or LRE?

D.R. Horton received 548 more outperform votes than (LRE) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.73% of users gave D.R. Horton an outperform vote while only 58.38% of users gave (LRE) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
D.R. Horton	Outperform Votes 663 59.73%	Underperform Votes 447 40.27%
(LRE)	Outperform Votes 115 58.38%	Underperform Votes 82 41.62%

Is DHI or LRE a better dividend stock?

D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. (LRE) pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. D.R. Horton pays out 11.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts rate DHI or LRE?

D.R. Horton currently has a consensus target price of $170.93, suggesting a potential upside of 26.05%. Given D.R. Horton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe D.R. Horton is more favorable than (LRE).

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
(LRE)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer DHI or LRE?

In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 34 more articles in the media than (LRE). MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for D.R. Horton and 1 mentions for (LRE). D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat (LRE)'s score of 0.00 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	25 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
(LRE)	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

D.R. Horton beats (LRE) on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.