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Lennar (LEN) Competitors

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$108.64 +1.06 (+0.99%)
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LEN vs. DHI, NVR, PHM, TOL, MTH, CVCO, KBH, MHO, TPH, and BZH

Should you be buying Lennar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lennar include D.R. Horton (DHI), NVR (NVR), PulteGroup (PHM), Toll Brothers (TOL), Meritage Homes (MTH), Cavco Industries (CVCO), KB Home (KBH), M/I Homes (MHO), Tri Pointe Homes (TPH), and Beazer Homes USA (BZH). These companies are all part of the "homebuilding" industry.

Lennar vs.

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

D.R. Horton has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
D.R. Horton$35.32B1.10$4.76B$13.219.57
Lennar$35.76B0.80$3.93B$13.737.91

In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 10 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for D.R. Horton and 26 mentions for Lennar. Lennar's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat D.R. Horton's score of 0.65 indicating that Lennar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
D.R. Horton
18 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lennar
18 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

D.R. Horton presently has a consensus target price of $151.15, indicating a potential upside of 19.56%. Lennar has a consensus target price of $150.07, indicating a potential upside of 38.13%. 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)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.32

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
D.R. Horton12.69% 18.48% 13.23%
Lennar 11.10%13.93%9.60%

D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. D.R. Horton pays out 12.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennar pays out 14.6% 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 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 59.45% of users gave D.R. Horton an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
D.R. HortonOutperform Votes
667
59.45%
Underperform Votes
455
40.55%
LennarOutperform Votes
890
66.32%
Underperform Votes
452
33.68%

D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennar has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

Summary

D.R. Horton beats Lennar on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LEN vs. The Competition

MetricLennarGeneral building contractors IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$28.66B$6.10B$8.25B$18.97B
Dividend Yield1.86%2.52%2.12%4.03%
P/E Ratio7.5814.3915.3932.71
Price / Sales0.800.7970.0527.84
Price / Cash8.388.1221.4017.53
Price / Book1.042.174.094.47
Net Income$3.93B$1.01B$535.55M$1.02B
7 Day Performance0.84%2.13%1.78%2.26%
1 Month Performance-4.56%1,237.06%61.48%-2.86%
1 Year Performance-28.35%1,389.13%75.55%5.48%

Lennar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LEN
Lennar
4.9632 of 5 stars
$108.64
+1.0%
$150.07
+38.1%
-30.8%$28.66B$35.76B7.5812,000Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
DHI
D.R. Horton
4.8039 of 5 stars
$125.02
+0.4%
$151.15
+20.9%
-14.5%$38.37B$35.32B8.8313,200
NVR
NVR
4.311 of 5 stars
$7,027.38
-0.6%
$9,023.33
+28.4%
-5.8%$20.86B$10.61B13.846,550Analyst Revision
PHM
PulteGroup
4.9363 of 5 stars
$102.31
+0.4%
$134.69
+31.7%
-11.2%$20.70B$17.89B6.956,520
TOL
Toll Brothers
4.9207 of 5 stars
$100.98
+0.9%
$144.79
+43.4%
-17.4%$10.07B$10.76B6.945,200
MTH
Meritage Homes
4.4306 of 5 stars
$67.65
-0.4%
$104.63
+54.7%
-21.0%$4.85B$6.29B5.171,920Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
CVCO
Cavco Industries
1.4909 of 5 stars
$486.36
-0.5%
$522.50
+7.4%
+33.0%$3.94B$1.93B23.946,300Positive News
KBH
KB Home
4.9667 of 5 stars
$53.95
+0.5%
$71.04
+31.7%
-19.5%$3.86B$6.85B6.362,370
MHO
M/I Homes
4.0361 of 5 stars
$104.82
-0.7%
$176.50
+68.4%
-13.2%$2.84B$4.43B5.311,660Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
TPH
Tri Pointe Homes
4.4286 of 5 stars
$30.24
-0.3%
$41.60
+37.5%
-20.3%$2.77B$4.29B6.251,470Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
BZH
Beazer Homes USA
4.6936 of 5 stars
$19.24
-0.1%
$39.67
+106.2%
-31.9%$598.63M$2.41B4.881,130Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News

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