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Lennar (LEN) Competitors

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LEN vs. DHI, KBH, LEN.B, MTH, NVR, PHM, TOL, TPH, CVCO, and MHO

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

Lennar vs. Its Competitors

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

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 1.2%. Lennar pays out 16.5% 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and D.R. Horton has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lennar$35.44B0.82$3.93B$12.099.11
D.R. Horton$36.80B1.10$4.76B$13.219.99

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.

D.R. Horton has a net margin of 12.15% compared to Lennar's net margin of 9.20%. D.R. Horton's return on equity of 16.95% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lennar9.20% 12.73% 8.57%
D.R. Horton 12.15%16.95%12.09%

Lennar currently has a consensus price target of $128.85, indicating a potential upside of 16.95%. D.R. Horton has a consensus price target of $151.15, indicating a potential upside of 14.58%. Given Lennar's higher possible upside, 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)
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

Lennar has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 7 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for D.R. Horton and 18 mentions for Lennar. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 1.29 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)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
D.R. Horton
20 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LEN vs. The Competition

MetricLennarBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$29.06B$9.33B$9.32B$20.64B
Dividend Yield1.73%2.61%2.02%3.77%
P/E Ratio9.116.5116.6628.03
Price / Sales0.820.98122.0338.91
Price / Cash7.897.1614.8321.91
Price / Book1.281.394.674.60
Net Income$3.93B$1.21B$619.52M$984.95M
7 Day Performance0.28%1.67%2.13%2.95%
1 Month Performance3.38%7.12%5.48%5.53%
1 Year Performance-23.17%-5.95%106.51%14.66%

Lennar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LEN
Lennar
4.8204 of 5 stars
$110.18
-4.0%
$128.85
+16.9%
-19.7%$29.06B$35.44B9.1113,265
DHI
D.R. Horton
4.9757 of 5 stars
$129.15
+0.4%
$151.15
+17.0%
+0.4%$39.67B$36.80B9.7813,200Positive News
KBH
KB Home
4.7787 of 5 stars
$53.12
+0.8%
$66.14
+24.5%
-16.0%$3.81B$6.93B7.042,384
LEN.B
Lennar
N/A$105.16
-0.2%
N/A-17.4%$27.74B$35.44B8.7012,000Positive News
MTH
Meritage Homes
4.6716 of 5 stars
$67.05
+0.4%
$97.72
+45.7%
-6.1%$4.82B$6.29B5.481,898
NVR
NVR
3.885 of 5 stars
$7,420.11
+0.6%
$9,023.33
+21.6%
+4.2%$21.70B$10.61B15.276,550Analyst Downgrade
PHM
PulteGroup
4.9478 of 5 stars
$105.65
+0.1%
$134.69
+27.5%
+6.6%$21.18B$17.95B7.456,520News Coverage
Positive News
TOL
Toll Brothers
4.8045 of 5 stars
$114.48
+0.2%
$141.46
+23.6%
+8.4%$11.24B$10.66B8.494,900
TPH
Tri Pointe Homes
4.0227 of 5 stars
$31.99
+0.1%
$41.60
+30.0%
-7.3%$2.90B$4.42B7.111,750
CVCO
Cavco Industries
2.4016 of 5 stars
$435.68
+1.2%
$522.50
+19.9%
+35.3%$3.52B$2.02B20.996,300High Trading Volume
MHO
M/I Homes
3.5806 of 5 stars
$112.18
-0.5%
$162.50
+44.9%
+0.4%$3.00B$4.50B5.931,760

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This page (NYSE:LEN) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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