Lennar (LEN) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend DHI or LEN?

D.R. Horton currently has a consensus price target of $153.23, indicating a potential downside of 9.32%. Lennar has a consensus price target of $128.85, indicating a potential downside of 3.15%. 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
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

Which has more risk and volatility, DHI or LEN?

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

Is DHI or LEN more profitable?

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. Horton	11.46%	15.74%	11.07%
Lennar	9.20%	12.73%	8.57%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, DHI or LEN?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
D.R. Horton	$36.80B	1.37	$4.76B	$12.47	13.55
Lennar	$35.37B	0.97	$3.93B	$12.09	11.00

Does the media prefer DHI or LEN?

In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 8 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for D.R. Horton and 29 mentions for Lennar. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Lennar's score of 1.13 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	33 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lennar	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DHI or LEN a better dividend stock?

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 increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Lennar has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DHI or LEN?

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 insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of Lennar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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