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DHI vs. LEN, LEN.B, MTH, NVR, PHM, TOL, URI, CVCO, KBH, 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), Cavco Industries (CVCO), KB Home (KBH), and M/I Homes (MHO). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.

D.R. Horton vs. Its Competitors

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

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Lennar pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. D.R. Horton pays out 12.8% 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. Lennar has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and D.R. Horton has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

D.R. Horton has a net margin of 11.46% compared to Lennar's net margin of 7.72%. 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
Lennar7.72% 11.09% 7.34%
D.R. Horton 11.46%15.74%11.07%

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
Lennar$34.77B0.91$3.93B$10.1212.07
D.R. Horton$36.80B1.31$4.76B$12.4712.93

In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 14 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for D.R. Horton and 12 mentions for Lennar. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Lennar's score of 0.82 indicating that D.R. Horton is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lennar
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
D.R. Horton
17 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

81.1% of Lennar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of Lennar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of D.R. Horton shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lennar has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Lennar presently has a consensus target price of $123.42, indicating a potential upside of 1.05%. D.R. Horton has a consensus target price of $157.31, indicating a potential downside of 2.43%. Given Lennar's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lennar is more favorable than D.R. Horton.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lennar
1 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.21
D.R. Horton
2 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.31

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$48.07B$9.63B$9.39B$21.95B
Dividend Yield0.91%2.58%1.91%3.56%
P/E Ratio12.937.5717.1529.65
Price / Sales1.310.9397.3897.88
Price / Cash11.777.9015.7118.33
Price / Book2.031.464.774.61
Net Income$4.76B$1.21B$625.65M$1.01B
7 Day Performance-4.88%-2.67%-0.87%0.13%
1 Month Performance-11.26%-12.30%-1.29%2.32%
1 Year Performance-12.92%-17.68%108.15%13.85%

D.R. Horton Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DHI
D.R. Horton
4.4624 of 5 stars
$161.23
-6.0%
$157.31
-2.4%
-7.2%$48.07B$36.80B12.9314,766Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
LEN
Lennar
4.0624 of 5 stars
$127.69
+1.3%
$123.75
-3.1%
-30.6%$33.07B$35.44B12.6213,265Analyst Forecast
LEN.B
Lennar
N/A$121.23
+1.2%
N/A-28.6%$31.40B$35.44B11.9812,000
MTH
Meritage Homes
4.7217 of 5 stars
$72.76
+0.6%
$88.14
+21.1%
-27.1%$5.18B$6.40B6.541,898Analyst Downgrade
NVR
NVR
3.7045 of 5 stars
$8,097.50
+0.8%
$8,783.33
+8.5%
-15.1%$23.24B$10.29B17.097,000
PHM
PulteGroup
4.6523 of 5 stars
$133.33
+1.7%
$136.46
+2.3%
-2.8%$26.31B$17.95B9.966,793Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
TOL
Toll Brothers
4.7166 of 5 stars
$138.30
+0.8%
$149.79
+8.3%
-6.0%$13.33B$10.85B10.164,900Analyst Forecast
URI
United Rentals
4.4831 of 5 stars
$942.86
-0.5%
$911.06
-3.4%
+24.9%$60.66B$15.35B24.3827,900Positive News
CVCO
Cavco Industries
2.4886 of 5 stars
$585.63
+2.3%
$522.50
-10.8%
+18.1%$4.64B$2.02B25.387,000
KBH
KB Home
4.3762 of 5 stars
$64.19
+1.4%
$65.55
+2.1%
-21.2%$4.37B$6.93B8.502,384Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
MHO
M/I Homes
3.7552 of 5 stars
$145.37
-0.2%
$162.50
+11.8%
-13.6%$3.89B$4.50B7.981,760Positive News

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