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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

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

D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. D.R. Horton pays out 12.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennar pays out 16.5% 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.

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
D.R. Horton12.15% 16.95% 12.09%
Lennar 9.20%12.73%8.57%

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

In the previous week, Lennar had 8 more articles in the media than D.R. Horton. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Lennar and 15 mentions for D.R. Horton. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Lennar's score of 0.81 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
13 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lennar
12 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

D.R. Horton currently has a consensus target price of $151.15, indicating a potential upside of 8.78%. Lennar has a consensus target price of $128.85, indicating a potential upside of 11.30%. 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)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.24

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
D.R. Horton$36.80B1.16$4.76B$13.2110.52
Lennar$35.44B0.86$3.93B$12.099.57

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

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LEN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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.
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LEN vs. The Competition

MetricLennarBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$29.13B$9.25B$9.31B$20.51B
Dividend Yield1.81%2.73%2.03%3.73%
P/E Ratio9.576.6816.6327.90
Price / Sales0.860.91117.6040.84
Price / Cash7.546.9914.8122.25
Price / Book1.341.444.594.59
Net Income$3.93B$1.21B$620.21M$982.91M
7 Day Performance0.37%0.82%1.86%0.74%
1 Month Performance4.93%7.30%5.08%3.94%
1 Year Performance-18.76%-3.16%107.27%14.82%

Lennar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LEN
Lennar
4.8318 of 5 stars
$115.76
+4.8%
$128.85
+11.3%
-22.6%$29.13B$35.44B9.5713,265Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
DHI
D.R. Horton
4.8249 of 5 stars
$129.15
+0.4%
$151.15
+17.0%
-3.6%$39.67B$36.80B9.7813,200Positive News
KBH
KB Home
4.6782 of 5 stars
$53.12
+0.8%
$66.14
+24.5%
-20.1%$3.81B$6.93B7.042,384Analyst Revision
Gap Up
LEN.B
Lennar
N/A$105.16
-0.2%
N/A-21.8%$27.74B$35.44B8.7012,000Positive News
MTH
Meritage Homes
4.4012 of 5 stars
$67.05
+0.4%
$97.72
+45.7%
-9.8%$4.82B$6.29B5.481,898Positive News
NVR
NVR
3.7809 of 5 stars
$7,420.11
+0.6%
$9,023.33
+21.6%
+1.0%$21.70B$10.61B15.276,550
PHM
PulteGroup
4.9209 of 5 stars
$105.65
+0.1%
$134.69
+27.5%
+3.5%$21.18B$17.95B7.456,520Positive News
Analyst Forecast
TOL
Toll Brothers
4.7926 of 5 stars
$114.48
+0.2%
$141.46
+23.6%
+5.7%$11.24B$10.66B8.494,900Trending News
Analyst Forecast
TPH
Tri Pointe Homes
3.373 of 5 stars
$31.99
+0.1%
$41.60
+30.0%
-11.1%$2.90B$4.42B7.111,750
CVCO
Cavco Industries
2.4578 of 5 stars
$435.68
+1.2%
$522.50
+19.9%
+29.7%$3.52B$2.02B20.996,300High Trading Volume
MHO
M/I Homes
3.9117 of 5 stars
$112.18
-0.5%
$162.50
+44.9%
-5.4%$3.00B$4.50B5.931,760

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This page (NYSE:LEN) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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