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

Should you buy Lennar stock or one of its competitors? Lennar's main competitors and comparable companies include D.R. Horton (DHI), KB Home (KBH), Lennar (LEN.B), Meritage Homes (MTH), and NVR (NVR). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "homebuilding" industry.

How does Lennar compare to D.R. Horton?

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

D.R. Horton has lower revenue, but higher 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$34.19B0.59$2.08B$6.3913.20
D.R. Horton$33.35B1.21$3.59B$10.5113.72

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

D.R. Horton has a net margin of 9.15% compared to Lennar's net margin of 4.93%. D.R. Horton's return on equity of 12.47% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lennar4.93% 7.08% 4.61%
D.R. Horton 9.15%12.47%8.59%

Lennar has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 7 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for D.R. Horton and 7 mentions for Lennar. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Lennar's score of 0.68 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
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
D.R. Horton
13 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Lennar presently has a consensus price target of $92.13, suggesting a potential upside of 9.20%. D.R. Horton has a consensus price target of $166.92, suggesting a potential upside of 15.73%. Given D.R. Horton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe D.R. Horton is more favorable than Lennar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lennar
10 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
D.R. Horton
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Lennar pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. D.R. Horton pays out 17.1% 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and D.R. Horton has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Summary

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

How does Lennar compare to KB Home?

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

Lennar has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KB Home has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the broader market.

Lennar has higher revenue and earnings than KB Home. Lennar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KB Home, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lennar$34.19B0.59$2.08B$6.3913.20
KB Home$5.50B0.58$428.79M$2.8718.20

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

Lennar presently has a consensus target price of $92.13, indicating a potential upside of 9.20%. KB Home has a consensus target price of $60.17, indicating a potential upside of 15.20%. Given KB Home's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe KB Home is more favorable than Lennar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lennar
10 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
KB Home
1 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. KB Home pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Lennar pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KB Home pays out 34.8% 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 KB Home has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Lennar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

KB Home has a net margin of 4.94% compared to Lennar's net margin of 4.93%. KB Home's return on equity of 7.67% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lennar4.93% 7.08% 4.61%
KB Home 4.94%7.67%4.37%

In the previous week, Lennar and Lennar both had 7 articles in the media. KB Home's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Lennar's score of 0.68 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
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
KB Home
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Lennar and KB Home tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lennar compare to Lennar?

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

Lennar presently has a consensus target price of $92.13, suggesting a potential upside of 9.20%. Given Lennar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lennar is more favorable than Lennar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lennar
10 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
Lennar
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Lennar pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennar pays out 31.3% 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.

In the previous week, Lennar had 6 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Lennar and 1 mentions for Lennar. Lennar's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Lennar's score of 0.00 indicating that Lennar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lennar4.93% 7.08% 4.61%
Lennar 4.93%7.08%4.61%

Lennar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lennar$34.19B0.59$2.08B$6.3913.20
Lennar$32.74B0.61$2.08B$6.3912.94

Lennar has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lennar has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Lennar beats Lennar on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lennar compare to Meritage Homes?

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

Lennar has higher revenue and earnings than Meritage Homes. Lennar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Meritage Homes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lennar$34.19B0.59$2.08B$6.3913.20
Meritage Homes$5.86B0.75$453.01M$4.7814.09

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Meritage Homes pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Lennar pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Meritage Homes pays out 40.2% 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 Meritage Homes has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Meritage Homes is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Lennar currently has a consensus price target of $92.13, suggesting a potential upside of 9.20%. Meritage Homes has a consensus price target of $79.25, suggesting a potential upside of 17.65%. Given Meritage Homes' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Meritage Homes is more favorable than Lennar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lennar
10 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
Meritage Homes
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.42

Lennar has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Meritage Homes has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Lennar and Lennar both had 7 articles in the media. Meritage Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Lennar's score of 0.68 indicating that Meritage Homes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

81.1% of Lennar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Meritage Homes shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Lennar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Meritage Homes shares are held by company 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.

Meritage Homes has a net margin of 6.11% compared to Lennar's net margin of 4.93%. Meritage Homes' return on equity of 7.13% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lennar4.93% 7.08% 4.61%
Meritage Homes 6.11%7.13%4.83%

Summary

Meritage Homes beats Lennar on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lennar compare to NVR?

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NVR$10.09B1.68$1.34B$385.5916.55
Lennar$34.19B0.59$2.08B$6.3913.20

In the previous week, NVR had 10 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for NVR and 7 mentions for Lennar. NVR's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Lennar's score of 0.68 indicating that NVR is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

NVR has a net margin of 12.26% compared to Lennar's net margin of 4.93%. NVR's return on equity of 31.02% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NVR12.26% 31.02% 19.89%
Lennar 4.93%7.08%4.61%

83.7% of NVR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.1% of Lennar shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of NVR shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Lennar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

NVR currently has a consensus target price of $7,224.20, suggesting a potential upside of 13.23%. Lennar has a consensus target price of $92.13, suggesting a potential upside of 9.20%. Given NVR's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe NVR is more favorable than Lennar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NVR
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Lennar
10 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

NVR has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lennar has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

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LEN vs. The Competition

MetricLennarHousehold Durables IndustryConsumer Discretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$20.32B$5.40B$12.96B$23.60B
Dividend Yield2.42%3.52%50.03%3.75%
P/E Ratio13.2017.4246.7829.37
Price / Sales0.5959.9391.9516.87
Price / Cash9.159.1928.7831.91
Price / Book0.942.485.777.62
Net Income$2.08B$267.93M$445.07M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-0.93%0.71%-0.99%-0.51%
1 Month Performance-1.00%1.52%-1.74%0.73%
1 Year Performance-37.02%-4.07%-2.95%13.98%

Lennar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LEN
Lennar
3.5907 of 5 stars
$84.37
+0.9%
$92.13
+9.2%
-37.0%$20.32B$34.19B13.2012,532
DHI
D.R. Horton
4.7741 of 5 stars
$144.30
-2.1%
$166.92
+15.7%
-16.5%$40.36B$33.35B13.7314,341
KBH
KB Home
4.5745 of 5 stars
$53.24
-3.0%
$60.17
+13.0%
-16.8%$3.26B$5.50B18.552,118
LEN.B
Lennar
N/A$82.34
-3.1%
N/A-35.3%$19.84B$32.74B12.8912,000
MTH
Meritage Homes
4.4669 of 5 stars
$69.49
-2.2%
$79.25
+14.0%
-11.6%$4.53B$5.86B14.541,860

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