Lennar (LEN) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DHI or LEN?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
D.R. Horton	$35.32B	1.10	$4.76B	$13.21	9.61
Lennar	$35.76B	0.84	$3.93B	$13.73	8.27

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DHI or LEN?

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

Do analysts rate DHI or LEN?

D.R. Horton presently has a consensus price target of $151.15, indicating a potential upside of 19.05%. Lennar has a consensus price target of $150.07, indicating a potential upside of 32.18%. Given Lennar's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

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 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. D.R. Horton has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Lennar has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

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

Does the media prefer DHI or LEN?

In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 1 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for D.R. Horton and 20 mentions for Lennar. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Lennar's score of 0.50 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lennar	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DHI or LEN 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
D.R. Horton	12.69%	18.48%	13.23%
Lennar	11.10%	13.93%	9.60%

Which has more volatility & risk, DHI or LEN?

D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennar has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

D.R. Horton beats Lennar on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.