Lennar (LEN) Competitors

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

Is LEN or DHI a better dividend stock?

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Lennar pays out 16.5% 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.

Is LEN or DHI 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
Lennar	9.20%	12.73%	8.57%
D.R. Horton	11.46%	15.74%	11.07%

Which has more risk & volatility, LEN or DHI?

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

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

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	$35.44B	0.88	$3.93B	$12.09	10.00
D.R. Horton	$34.58B	1.35	$4.76B	$12.47	12.54

Do analysts recommend LEN or DHI?

Lennar currently has a consensus target price of $128.85, indicating a potential upside of 6.56%. D.R. Horton has a consensus target price of $153.23, indicating a potential downside of 2.00%. Given Lennar's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24
D.R. Horton	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the media refer more to LEN or DHI?

In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 1 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for D.R. Horton and 26 mentions for Lennar. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Lennar's score of 0.98 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	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
D.R. Horton	24 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

D.R. Horton beats Lennar on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.