NVR (NVR) Competitors

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

Is DHI or NVR more profitable?

NVR has a net margin of 16.34% compared to D.R. Horton's net margin of 12.69%. NVR's return on equity of 39.67% beat D.R. Horton's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
D.R. Horton	12.69%	18.48%	13.23%
NVR	16.34%	39.67%	26.06%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DHI or NVR?

D.R. Horton has higher revenue and earnings than NVR. D.R. Horton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NVR, 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	$36.80B	1.08	$4.76B	$14.15	8.90
NVR	$10.29B	2.06	$1.68B	$507.53	13.96

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DHI or NVR?

90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of NVR shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of D.R. Horton shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of NVR shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to DHI or NVR?

In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 9 more articles in the media than NVR. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for D.R. Horton and 23 mentions for NVR. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat NVR's score of 0.88 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	24 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NVR	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DHI or NVR?

D.R. Horton received 397 more outperform votes than NVR when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.62% of users gave D.R. Horton an outperform vote while only 51.27% of users gave NVR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
D.R. Horton	Outperform Votes 660 59.62%	Underperform Votes 447 40.38%
NVR	Outperform Votes 263 51.27%	Underperform Votes 250 48.73%

Do analysts prefer DHI or NVR?

D.R. Horton currently has a consensus target price of $170.93, indicating a potential upside of 35.74%. NVR has a consensus target price of $9,356.67, indicating a potential upside of 32.07%. Given D.R. Horton's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe D.R. Horton is more favorable than NVR.

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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
NVR	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more volatility & risk, DHI or NVR?

D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NVR has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

D.R. Horton beats NVR on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.