Lennar (LEN.B) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LEN.B or LEN?

3.3% of Lennar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.1% of Lennar shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Lennar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Lennar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LEN.B or LEN?

Lennar received 778 more outperform votes than Lennar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.33% of users gave Lennar an outperform vote while only 56.49% of users gave Lennar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lennar	Outperform Votes 87 56.49%	Underperform Votes 67 43.51%
Lennar	Outperform Votes 865 68.33%	Underperform Votes 401 31.67%

Is LEN.B or LEN a better dividend stock?

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Lennar pays out 14.0% 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.

Does the media favor LEN.B or LEN?

In the previous week, Lennar had 6 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Lennar and 2 mentions for Lennar. Lennar's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Lennar's score of 0.00 indicating that Lennar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lennar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lennar	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer LEN.B or LEN?

Lennar has a consensus target price of $163.88, indicating a potential upside of 2.20%. Given Lennar's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lennar is more favorable than Lennar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lennar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Lennar	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47

Which has more volatility and risk, LEN.B or LEN?

Lennar has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennar has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LEN.B or LEN more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lennar	11.59%	15.90%	10.89%
Lennar	11.59%	15.90%	10.89%

Which has better earnings and valuation, LEN.B or LEN?

Lennar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennar, 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	$34.23B	1.19	$3.94B	$14.27	10.25
Lennar	$34.23B	1.30	$3.94B	$14.27	11.24

Summary

Lennar beats Lennar on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.