Lennar (LEN) Competitors

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LEN vs. DHI, KBH, LEN.B, MTH, and NVR

Should you buy Lennar stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Lennar with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Lennar include D.R. Horton (DHI), KB Home (KBH), Lennar (LEN.B), Meritage Homes (MTH), and NVR (NVR). These companies are all part of the "bldg - rsdnt/comr" industry.

How does Lennar compare to D.R. Horton?

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

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Lennar pays out 28.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. D.R. Horton pays out 16.9% 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.

Lennar has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the broader market.

D.R. Horton has a net margin of 9.51% compared to Lennar's net margin of 5.39%. D.R. Horton's return on equity of 12.94% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lennar	5.39%	7.80%	5.11%
D.R. Horton	9.51%	12.94%	8.93%

In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 4 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for D.R. Horton and 3 mentions for Lennar. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Lennar's score of -0.06 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
D.R. Horton	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lennar	$34.19B	0.64	$2.08B	$6.96	12.77
D.R. Horton	$34.25B	1.19	$3.59B	$10.67	13.48

Lennar currently has a consensus price target of $99.87, suggesting a potential upside of 12.38%. D.R. Horton has a consensus price target of $168.54, suggesting a potential upside of 17.14%. Given D.R. Horton's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe D.R. Horton is more favorable than Lennar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lennar	8 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.63
D.R. Horton	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

81.1% of Lennar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Lennar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of D.R. Horton shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

D.R. Horton beats Lennar on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lennar compare to KB Home?

Lennar (NYSE:LEN) and KB Home (NYSE:KBH) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. KB Home pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Lennar pays out 28.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KB Home pays out 25.4% 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 KB Home has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

81.1% of Lennar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of KB Home shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Lennar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of KB Home shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lennar presently has a consensus target price of $99.87, indicating a potential upside of 12.38%. KB Home has a consensus target price of $59.17, indicating a potential upside of 21.65%. Given KB Home's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe KB Home is more favorable than Lennar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lennar	8 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.63
KB Home	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Lennar has higher revenue and earnings than KB Home. KB Home is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennar, 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	$34.19B	0.64	$2.08B	$6.96	12.77
KB Home	$6.24B	0.49	$428.79M	$3.94	12.34

Lennar has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KB Home has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the broader market.

KB Home has a net margin of 5.96% compared to Lennar's net margin of 5.39%. KB Home's return on equity of 9.63% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lennar	5.39%	7.80%	5.11%
KB Home	5.96%	9.63%	5.50%

In the previous week, KB Home had 4 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for KB Home and 3 mentions for Lennar. KB Home's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Lennar's score of -0.06 indicating that KB Home is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lennar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
KB Home	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

KB Home beats Lennar on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lennar compare to Lennar?

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

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lennar	5.39%	7.80%	5.11%
Lennar	5.39%	7.80%	5.11%

In the previous week, Lennar had 2 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Lennar and 1 mentions for Lennar. Lennar's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Lennar's score of -0.06 indicating that Lennar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lennar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lennar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Lennar has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lennar has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the broader market.

Lennar currently has a consensus price target of $99.87, suggesting a potential upside of 12.38%. Given Lennar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lennar is more favorable than Lennar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lennar	8 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.63
Lennar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Lennar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennar, 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	$34.19B	0.64	$2.08B	$6.96	12.77
Lennar	$34.19B	0.63	$2.08B	$6.96	12.48

81.1% of Lennar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of Lennar shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Lennar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Lennar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Lennar pays out 28.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennar pays out 28.7% 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.

Summary

Lennar beats Lennar on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lennar compare to Meritage Homes?

Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) and Lennar (NYSE:LEN) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Meritage Homes pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Meritage Homes pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennar pays out 28.7% 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. Meritage Homes has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Lennar has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Meritage Homes is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Meritage Homes has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lennar has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the broader market.

98.4% of Meritage Homes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.1% of Lennar shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Meritage Homes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Lennar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Meritage Homes currently has a consensus target price of $79.89, indicating a potential upside of 24.32%. Lennar has a consensus target price of $99.87, indicating a potential upside of 12.38%. Given Meritage Homes' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Meritage Homes is more favorable than Lennar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Meritage Homes	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
Lennar	8 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.63

Meritage Homes has a net margin of 6.86% compared to Lennar's net margin of 5.39%. Meritage Homes' return on equity of 8.08% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Meritage Homes	6.86%	8.08%	5.49%
Lennar	5.39%	7.80%	5.11%

In the previous week, Meritage Homes had 18 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Meritage Homes and 3 mentions for Lennar. Meritage Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Lennar's score of -0.06 indicating that Meritage Homes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Meritage Homes	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lennar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Lennar has higher revenue and earnings than Meritage Homes. Meritage Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennar, 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
Meritage Homes	$5.86B	0.73	$453.01M	$5.45	11.79
Lennar	$34.19B	0.64	$2.08B	$6.96	12.77

Summary

Meritage Homes beats Lennar on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lennar compare to NVR?

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

Lennar has higher revenue and earnings than NVR. Lennar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NVR, 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	$34.19B	0.64	$2.08B	$6.96	12.77
NVR	$10.09B	1.62	$1.34B	$410.17	14.73

81.1% of Lennar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of NVR shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Lennar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of NVR shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lennar has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NVR has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, NVR had 5 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for NVR and 3 mentions for Lennar. NVR's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Lennar's score of -0.06 indicating that NVR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lennar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NVR	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Lennar currently has a consensus price target of $99.87, suggesting a potential upside of 12.38%. NVR has a consensus price target of $7,649.33, suggesting a potential upside of 26.60%. Given NVR's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NVR is more favorable than Lennar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lennar	8 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.63
NVR	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

NVR has a net margin of 12.93% compared to Lennar's net margin of 5.39%. NVR's return on equity of 32.66% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lennar	5.39%	7.80%	5.11%
NVR	12.93%	32.66%	21.16%

Summary

NVR beats Lennar on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

LEN vs. The Competition

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Metric	Lennar	BLDG Industry	Construction Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$21.95B	$8.10B	$9.39B	$23.20B
Dividend Yield	2.25%	2.49%	1.86%	4.10%
P/E Ratio	12.77	11.08	17.71	30.65
Price / Sales	0.64	1.94	3.96	24.50
Price / Cash	9.83	8.93	16.98	25.12
Price / Book	0.99	1.33	7.47	4.74
Net Income	$2.08B	$829.47M	$562.72M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	5.98%	8.81%	1.45%	1.45%
1 Month Performance	-5.46%	-0.42%	-1.74%	1.58%
1 Year Performance	-15.46%	4.05%	13.19%	28.44%

Lennar Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
LEN Lennar	3.8711 of 5 stars	$88.86 +0.0%	$99.87 +12.4%	-15.5%	$21.95B	$34.19B	12.77	12,532
DHI D.R. Horton	4.6011 of 5 stars	$137.45 +1.5%	$168.54 +22.6%	+21.2%	$38.98B	$34.25B	12.88	14,341
KBH KB Home	4.442 of 5 stars	$45.63 +1.2%	$59.17 +29.7%	-5.1%	$2.86B	$6.24B	11.58	2,118
LEN.B Lennar	N/A	$82.12 +2.2%	N/A	-13.9%	$20.28B	$34.19B	11.80	12,000
MTH Meritage Homes	4.9011 of 5 stars	$61.37 +3.7%	$79.89 +30.2%	+0.0%	$4.09B	$5.86B	11.26	1,860	Dividend Announcement

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