NVR (NVR) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer NVR or DHI?

In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 4 more articles in the media than NVR. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for D.R. Horton and 29 mentions for NVR. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat NVR's score of 0.98 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
NVR	20 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NVR or DHI?

D.R. Horton received 401 more outperform votes than NVR when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.71% of users gave D.R. Horton an outperform vote while only 51.27% of users gave NVR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NVR	Outperform Votes 263 51.27%	Underperform Votes 250 48.73%
D.R. Horton	Outperform Votes 664 59.71%	Underperform Votes 448 40.29%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NVR or DHI?

83.7% of NVR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of NVR shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of D.R. Horton shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, NVR or DHI?

NVR has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer NVR or DHI?

NVR currently has a consensus price target of $9,356.67, indicating a potential upside of 28.72%. D.R. Horton has a consensus price target of $168.07, indicating a potential upside of 38.88%. Given D.R. Horton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe D.R. Horton is more favorable than NVR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NVR	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
D.R. Horton	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Which has better earnings and valuation, NVR or DHI?

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
NVR	$10.54B	2.05	$1.68B	$507.53	14.32
D.R. Horton	$36.69B	1.04	$4.76B	$14.15	8.55

Is NVR or DHI 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
NVR	16.34%	39.67%	26.06%
D.R. Horton	12.69%	18.48%	13.23%

Summary

D.R. Horton beats NVR on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.