D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages

Key Points

• D.R. Horton, Inc. has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from 16 analysts, with price targets ranging from $135 to $175.
• The company recently reported earnings of $3.36 per share, surpassing expectations of $2.90, but its quarterly revenue decreased by 7.4% year-over-year.
• D.R. Horton announced a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, resulting in an annualized yield of 0.9%.

D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of "Hold" by the sixteen analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $160.00.

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on D.R. Horton from $135.00 to $161.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded D.R. Horton from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, July 20th. Wedbush raised their price target on D.R. Horton from $155.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Bank of America raised their price target on D.R. Horton from $155.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of D.R. Horton in a report on Saturday, September 27th.

D.R. Horton Trading Up 2.0%

DHI opened at $174.93 on Friday. D.R. Horton has a 52 week low of $110.44 and a 52 week high of $195.50. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $165.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $139.95. The firm has a market cap of $52.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.03, a P/E/G ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 7.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The construction company reported $3.36 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.90 by $0.46. D.R. Horton had a return on equity of 15.74% and a net margin of 11.46%.The business had revenue of $9.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.80 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $4.10 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was down 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. D.R. Horton has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that D.R. Horton will post 13.04 earnings per share for the current year.

D.R. Horton Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 14th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 7th were issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 7th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. D.R. Horton's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.83%.

Insider Activity at D.R. Horton

In related news, Director Michael R. Buchanan sold 1,000 shares of D.R. Horton stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.74, for a total value of $180,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 1,193 shares in the company, valued at approximately $215,622.82. This trade represents a 45.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman David V. Auld sold 30,000 shares of D.R. Horton stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $5,466,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman owned 815,672 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $148,623,595.12. This trade represents a 3.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 32,376 shares of company stock worth $5,898,848. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of DHI. Olde Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in D.R. Horton in the first quarter valued at $26,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in D.R. Horton during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd lifted its holdings in D.R. Horton by 340.4% during the 1st quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 251 shares of the construction company's stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. Accredited Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in D.R. Horton during the 1st quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in D.R. Horton by 1,678.9% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 338 shares of the construction company's stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 319 shares during the last quarter. 90.63% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

D.R. Horton Company Profile

D.R. Horton, Inc operates as a homebuilding company in East, North, Southeast, South Central, Southwest, and Northwest regions in the United States. It engages in the acquisition and development of land; and construction and sale of residential homes in 118 markets across 33 states under the names of D.R.

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