D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold (c+)" rating reaffirmed by stock analysts at Weiss Ratings in a research report issued on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.
Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Wedbush upped their price target on shares of D.R. Horton from $155.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on D.R. Horton from $105.00 to $117.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on D.R. Horton from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Citigroup upped their price objective on D.R. Horton from $162.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on shares of D.R. Horton from $176.00 to $187.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, D.R. Horton presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $157.31.
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D.R. Horton Stock Down 1.6%
DHI stock traded down $2.60 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $158.56. 5,034,233 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,248,386. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 7.06. The firm has a market cap of $47.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.72, a P/E/G ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 1.40. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $166.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $140.58. D.R. Horton has a 1-year low of $110.44 and a 1-year high of $195.50.
D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI - Get Free Report) last announced its 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 net margin of 11.46% and a return on equity of 15.74%. The firm had revenue of $9.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.80 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $4.10 EPS. The business'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, sell-side analysts predict that D.R. Horton will post 13.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, Chairman David V. Auld sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $5,466,300.00. Following the transaction, the chairman directly owned 815,672 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $148,623,595.12. This represents a 3.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Aron M. Odom sold 1,376 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $183.00, for a total value of $251,808.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 6,457 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,181,631. This trade represents a 17.57% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 32,376 shares of company stock valued at $5,898,848 in the last quarter. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Institutional Trading of D.R. Horton
Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Twin Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in D.R. Horton by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Twin Capital Management Inc. now owns 23,330 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $3,008,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of D.R. Horton by 4.8% during the second quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 1,749 shares of the construction company's stock worth $225,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Horizon Investments LLC raised its position in D.R. Horton by 1.5% in the first quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 5,586 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $708,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the period. Franchise Capital Ltd raised its position in D.R. Horton by 15.7% in the second quarter. Franchise Capital Ltd now owns 626 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $81,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Finally, Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in D.R. Horton by 2.7% in the first quarter. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,696 shares of the construction company's stock worth $470,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. 90.63% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
About D.R. Horton
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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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