DHI vs. LEN, PHM, NVR, TOL, MTH, KBH, TPH, MHO, CVCO, and HOV
Should you be buying D.R. Horton stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of D.R. Horton include Lennar (LEN), PulteGroup (PHM), NVR (NVR), Toll Brothers (TOL), Meritage Homes (MTH), KB Home (KBH), Tri Pointe Homes (TPH), M/I Homes (MHO), Cavco Industries (CVCO), and Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV). These companies are all part of the "homebuilding" industry.
D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) and Lennar (NYSE:LEN) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.
D.R. Horton currently has a consensus target price of $158.31, suggesting a potential upside of 12.90%. Lennar has a consensus target price of $163.88, suggesting a potential upside of 6.40%. Given D.R. Horton's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe D.R. Horton is more favorable than Lennar.
In the previous week, Lennar had 4 more articles in the media than D.R. Horton. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Lennar and 7 mentions for D.R. Horton. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Lennar's score of 0.86 indicating that D.R. Horton is being referred to more favorably in the media.
D.R. Horton has a net margin of 13.39% compared to Lennar's net margin of 11.59%. D.R. Horton's return on equity of 21.32% beat Lennar's return on equity.
D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennar has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lennar received 223 more outperform votes than D.R. Horton when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.27% of users gave Lennar an outperform vote while only 60.06% of users gave D.R. Horton an outperform vote.
D.R. Horton has higher revenue and earnings than Lennar. D.R. Horton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. D.R. Horton pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennar pays out 14.0% 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.
90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.1% of Lennar shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of D.R. Horton shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Lennar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
D.R. Horton beats Lennar on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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