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LEN.B vs. CCS, DHI, KBH, LEN, MHO, MTH, NVR, PHM, TMHC, and TOL

Should you be buying Lennar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lennar include Century Communities (CCS), D.R. Horton (DHI), KB Home (KBH), Lennar (LEN), M/I Homes (MHO), Meritage Homes (MTH), NVR (NVR), PulteGroup (PHM), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), and Toll Brothers (TOL). These companies are all part of the "bldg - rsdnt/comr" industry.

Lennar vs. Its Competitors

Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) and Lennar (NYSE:LEN.B) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Century Communities had 11 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Century Communities and 3 mentions for Lennar. Century Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Lennar's score of 0.58 indicating that Century Communities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Century Communities
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lennar
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Lennar has a net margin of 9.20% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 6.03%. Lennar's return on equity of 12.73% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Century Communities6.03% 10.99% 6.14%
Lennar 9.20%12.73%8.57%

Century Communities has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennar has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Century Communities$4.40B0.46$333.82M$8.198.35
Lennar$35.44B0.97$3.93B$12.0910.95

99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of Lennar shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Century Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Lennar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Century Communities pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Century Communities pays out 14.2% 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. Century Communities has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Century Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Century Communities currently has a consensus price target of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.34%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Lennar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Century Communities
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
Lennar
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Century Communities beats Lennar on 10 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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LEN.B vs. The Competition

MetricLennarBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$33.19B$10.70B$9.39B$21.26B
Dividend Yield1.56%2.77%1.88%3.51%
P/E Ratio10.958.0116.5927.19
Price / Sales0.971.1394.0449.02
Price / Cash8.767.8214.9824.13
Price / Book1.271.624.654.54
Net Income$3.93B$1.21B$618.69M$999.70M
7 Day Performance3.91%1.81%2.84%0.12%
1 Month Performance16.94%7.49%11.92%5.75%
1 Year Performance-19.55%-5.39%107.35%14.88%

Lennar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LEN.B
Lennar
N/A$132.39
+3.3%
N/A-24.0%$33.19B$35.44B10.9512,000
CCS
Century Communities
3.9442 of 5 stars
$64.73
-1.7%
$85.00
+31.3%
-32.2%$1.92B$4.40B7.901,540
DHI
D.R. Horton
4.7392 of 5 stars
$170.56
+0.6%
$154.38
-9.5%
-6.7%$50.87B$36.80B13.6814,766Positive News
Analyst Forecast
KBH
KB Home
4.2205 of 5 stars
$63.25
-0.5%
$66.86
+5.7%
-21.4%$4.30B$6.93B8.382,384News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
LEN
Lennar
4.3728 of 5 stars
$132.92
-0.2%
$130.77
-1.6%
-24.9%$34.44B$35.44B11.0013,265Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MHO
M/I Homes
1.8974 of 5 stars
$147.02
-0.2%
$162.50
+10.5%
-4.4%$3.94B$4.50B8.071,760Positive News
MTH
Meritage Homes
3.9547 of 5 stars
$76.93
-1.0%
$87.71
+14.0%
-19.5%$5.47B$6.40B6.921,898Positive News
NVR
NVR
3.0252 of 5 stars
$8,136.67
+0.2%
$8,783.33
+7.9%
-9.4%$23.29B$10.29B17.137,000Positive News
PHM
PulteGroup
4.7052 of 5 stars
$132.21
+0.1%
$136.46
+3.2%
+3.6%$26.09B$17.95B9.886,793News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
TMHC
Taylor Morrison Home
3.4341 of 5 stars
$66.88
-0.7%
$76.88
+14.9%
+3.2%$6.71B$8.17B7.723,000News Coverage
Positive News
TOL
Toll Brothers
4.8267 of 5 stars
$138.86
-0.1%
$147.85
+6.5%
+0.6%$13.38B$10.85B10.204,900Trending News
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision

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This page (NYSE:LEN.B) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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