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D.R. Horton (DHI) Competitors

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$169.66 +0.75 (+0.44%)
Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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DHI vs. LEN, LEN.B, MTH, NVR, PHM, TOL, URI, KBH, CVCO, and MHO

Should you be buying D.R. Horton stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of D.R. Horton include Lennar (LEN), Lennar (LEN.B), Meritage Homes (MTH), NVR (NVR), PulteGroup (PHM), Toll Brothers (TOL), United Rentals (URI), KB Home (KBH), Cavco Industries (CVCO), and M/I Homes (MHO). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.

D.R. Horton vs. Its Competitors

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

D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. D.R. Horton pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennar pays out 16.5% 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. D.R. Horton has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Lennar has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.1% of Lennar shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of D.R. Horton shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of Lennar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

D.R. Horton has a net margin of 11.46% compared to Lennar's net margin of 9.20%. D.R. Horton's return on equity of 15.74% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
D.R. Horton11.46% 15.74% 11.07%
Lennar 9.20%12.73%8.57%

D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennar has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 6 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for D.R. Horton and 27 mentions for Lennar. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Lennar's score of 1.21 indicating that D.R. Horton is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
D.R. Horton
31 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Lennar
22 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

D.R. Horton currently has a consensus price target of $153.23, indicating a potential downside of 9.68%. Lennar has a consensus price target of $128.85, indicating a potential downside of 3.32%. Given Lennar's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lennar is more favorable than D.R. Horton.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
D.R. Horton
2 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Lennar
0 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.24

D.R. Horton has higher revenue and earnings than Lennar. Lennar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than D.R. Horton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
D.R. Horton$36.80B1.37$4.76B$12.4713.61
Lennar$35.44B0.97$3.93B$12.0911.02

Summary

D.R. Horton beats Lennar on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DHI vs. The Competition

MetricD.R. HortonBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$50.53B$10.17B$9.43B$21.35B
Dividend Yield0.94%2.74%1.86%3.49%
P/E Ratio13.618.0717.2429.34
Price / Sales1.371.0487.9452.58
Price / Cash11.407.8015.2023.91
Price / Book2.061.534.905.36
Net Income$4.76B$1.21B$618.69M$996.52M
7 Day Performance-0.65%-2.22%5.09%0.34%
1 Month Performance18.79%7.89%9.46%5.52%
1 Year Performance-10.12%-10.51%102.11%11.66%

D.R. Horton Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DHI
D.R. Horton
4.6076 of 5 stars
$169.66
+0.4%
$153.23
-9.7%
-10.1%$50.53B$36.80B13.6114,766News Coverage
Positive News
LEN
Lennar
4.4177 of 5 stars
$134.88
-0.6%
$128.85
-4.5%
-26.8%$34.94B$35.44B11.1613,265News Coverage
Positive News
LEN.B
Lennar
N/A$128.87
-0.8%
N/A-24.4%$33.38B$35.44B10.6612,000News Coverage
MTH
Meritage Homes
4.3318 of 5 stars
$78.32
-2.2%
$87.71
+12.0%
-21.6%$5.57B$6.22B7.041,898Positive News
NVR
NVR
3.7722 of 5 stars
$8,126.51
-1.1%
$8,783.33
+8.1%
-11.2%$23.32B$10.60B17.157,000News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
PHM
PulteGroup
4.8064 of 5 stars
$132.35
+0.0%
$135.31
+2.2%
+0.4%$26.11B$17.95B9.896,793Positive News
TOL
Toll Brothers
4.7439 of 5 stars
$138.66
-0.4%
$145.92
+5.2%
-3.5%$13.61B$10.88B10.194,900Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
URI
United Rentals
4.4901 of 5 stars
$940.59
+1.1%
$834.64
-11.3%
+29.2%$60.52B$15.35B24.3227,900News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
KBH
KB Home
4.2401 of 5 stars
$63.77
-1.5%
$66.14
+3.7%
-24.1%$4.34B$6.93B8.452,384Positive News
CVCO
Cavco Industries
2.5426 of 5 stars
$519.49
0.0%
$522.50
+0.6%
+28.3%$4.11B$2.09B22.527,000News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
MHO
M/I Homes
2.7535 of 5 stars
$146.06
-0.6%
$162.50
+11.3%
-7.6%$3.91B$4.50B8.021,760News Coverage
Positive News

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