Lennar (LEN) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, LEN or DHI?

D.R. Horton has lower revenue, but higher 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
Lennar	$35.76B	0.81	$3.93B	$13.73	7.96
D.R. Horton	$35.32B	1.07	$4.76B	$13.21	9.28

Does the media prefer LEN or DHI?

In the previous week, Lennar had 2 more articles in the media than D.R. Horton. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Lennar and 28 mentions for D.R. Horton. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Lennar's score of 1.04 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	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
D.R. Horton	25 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LEN or DHI?

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

Is LEN or DHI a better dividend stock?

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Lennar pays out 14.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. D.R. Horton pays out 12.1% 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and D.R. Horton has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer LEN or DHI?

Lennar presently has a consensus price target of $150.07, indicating a potential upside of 37.27%. D.R. Horton has a consensus price target of $151.15, indicating a potential upside of 23.32%. Given Lennar's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lennar is more favorable than D.R. Horton.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lennar	0 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32
D.R. Horton	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LEN or DHI?

Lennar received 223 more outperform votes than D.R. Horton when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.32% of users gave Lennar an outperform vote while only 59.34% of users gave D.R. Horton an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lennar	Outperform Votes 890 66.32%	Underperform Votes 452 33.68%
D.R. Horton	Outperform Votes 667 59.34%	Underperform Votes 457 40.66%

Which has more risk and volatility, LEN or DHI?

Lennar has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LEN or DHI more profitable?

D.R. Horton has a net margin of 12.69% compared to Lennar's net margin of 11.10%. D.R. Horton's return on equity of 18.48% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lennar	11.10%	13.93%	9.60%
D.R. Horton	12.69%	18.48%	13.23%

Summary

D.R. Horton beats Lennar on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.