D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.11 EPS

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI - Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The construction company reported $2.58 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.69 by ($0.11), RTT News reports. D.R. Horton had a return on equity of 18.48% and a net margin of 12.69%. The business had revenue of $7.73 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.07 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.52 EPS. D.R. Horton updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

D.R. Horton Price Performance

D.R. Horton stock traded up $3.14 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $123.90. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,902,081 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,916,337. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 6.92. D.R. Horton has a fifty-two week low of $110.44 and a fifty-two week high of $199.85. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $126.27 and its 200 day simple moving average is $146.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.04 billion, a PE ratio of 8.75, a P/E/G ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.61.

D.R. Horton Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.29%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 2nd. D.R. Horton's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.11%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on DHI shares. StockNews.com upgraded shares of D.R. Horton from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, January 25th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on D.R. Horton from $125.00 to $105.00 and set an "underperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday. UBS Group decreased their price target on D.R. Horton from $214.00 to $203.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on shares of D.R. Horton from $165.00 to $135.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on shares of D.R. Horton from $120.00 to $110.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Monday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $151.15.

About D.R. Horton

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.