Seaport Res Ptn Reduces Earnings Estimates for D.R. Horton

D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of D.R. Horton in a report issued on Monday, April 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst K. Zener now expects that the construction company will post earnings of $3.21 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.56. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for D.R. Horton's current full-year earnings is $13.04 per share.

DHI has been the topic of several other reports. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of D.R. Horton from $120.00 to $110.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of D.R. Horton from $175.00 to $160.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of D.R. Horton from $173.00 to $150.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on D.R. Horton from $132.00 to $111.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $180.00 price target on shares of D.R. Horton in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $151.15.

D.R. Horton Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:DHI traded down $0.10 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $124.46. The company's stock had a trading volume of 896,051 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,941,688. D.R. Horton has a fifty-two week low of $110.44 and a fifty-two week high of $199.85. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $125.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $144.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 6.92 and a quick ratio of 1.09. The company has a market capitalization of $38.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.81, a P/E/G ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.61.

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 17th. The construction company reported $2.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.69 by ($0.11). The business had revenue of $7.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.07 billion. D.R. Horton had a net margin of 12.69% and a return on equity of 18.48%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.52 earnings per share.

D.R. Horton Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of D.R. Horton in the 4th quarter valued at $593,363,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of D.R. Horton by 652.0% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,981,609 shares of the construction company's stock worth $252,477,000 after purchasing an additional 1,718,094 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of D.R. Horton by 71.5% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,574,409 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $499,774,000 after buying an additional 1,490,648 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of D.R. Horton by 19,102.6% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 916,734 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $116,544,000 after buying an additional 911,960 shares during the period. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP increased its position in D.R. Horton by 1,838.0% in the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 877,644 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $122,712,000 after buying an additional 832,358 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.63% of the company's stock.

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.