This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. (LRE) (LRE) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock LRE vs. DHI, NVR, PHM, TOL, TMHC, MTH, KBH, ECG, MHO, and TPHShould you be buying (LRE) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of (LRE) include D.R. Horton (DHI), NVR (NVR), PulteGroup (PHM), Toll Brothers (TOL), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), Meritage Homes (MTH), KB Home (KBH), Everus (ECG), M/I Homes (MHO), and Tri Pointe Homes (TPH). These companies are all part of the "operative builders" industry. (LRE) vs. D.R. Horton NVR PulteGroup Toll Brothers Taylor Morrison Home Meritage Homes KB Home Everus M/I Homes Tri Pointe Homes D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) and (LRE) (NYSE:LRE) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking. Does the media favor DHI or LRE? In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 22 more articles in the media than (LRE). MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for D.R. Horton and 2 mentions for (LRE). D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat (LRE)'s score of 0.00 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 22 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive (LRE) 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is DHI or LRE more profitable? D.R. Horton has a net margin of 12.69% compared to (LRE)'s net margin of 0.00%. D.R. Horton's return on equity of 18.48% beat (LRE)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets D.R. Horton12.69% 18.48% 13.23% (LRE) N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor DHI or LRE? D.R. Horton received 552 more outperform votes than (LRE) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.34% of users gave D.R. Horton an outperform vote while only 58.38% of users gave (LRE) an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformD.R. HortonOutperform Votes66759.34% Underperform Votes45740.66% (LRE)Outperform Votes11558.38% Underperform Votes8241.62% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DHI or LRE? D.R. Horton has higher revenue and earnings than (LRE). CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioD.R. Horton$35.32B1.03$4.76B$13.218.93(LRE)$126.97M0.19$4.20MN/AN/A Do analysts recommend DHI or LRE? D.R. Horton presently has a consensus target price of $151.15, indicating a potential upside of 28.15%. Given D.R. Horton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe D.R. Horton is more favorable than (LRE).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(LRE) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DHI or LRE? 90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of D.R. Horton shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, DHI or LRE? D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, (LRE) has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is DHI or LRE a better dividend stock? D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. (LRE) pays an annual dividend of $0.03 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. D.R. Horton has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. SummaryD.R. Horton beats (LRE) on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get (LRE) News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LRE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart LRE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetric(LRE)Operative builders IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.28M$6.29B$11.58B$19.49BDividend Yield2.44%1.67%5.52%3.89%P/E RatioN/A6.6022.3334.81Price / Sales0.190.7326.6039.19Price / Cash3.747.6417.6217.51Price / Book0.861.342.784.74Net Income$4.20M$854.81M$1.04B$1.02B (LRE) Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LRE(LRE)N/A$1.80-12.9%N/A-63.9%$18.28M$126.97M0.00N/AGap DownDHID.R. Horton4.9964 of 5 stars$118.73-0.1%$151.15+27.3%-20.2%$36.47B$35.32B8.3913,200Positive NewsShort Interest ↓NVRNVR4.2018 of 5 stars$7,079.69+0.1%$9,023.33+27.5%-7.7%$20.70B$10.61B13.956,550PHMPulteGroup4.9592 of 5 stars$98.23-0.4%$134.69+37.1%-16.4%$19.69B$17.89B6.686,520Positive NewsOptions VolumeTOLToll Brothers4.9534 of 5 stars$104.25+0.1%$141.36+35.6%-14.2%$10.41B$10.66B7.175,200Analyst RevisionTMHCTaylor Morrison Home4.5084 of 5 stars$56.45-0.1%$76.88+36.2%-2.6%$5.67B$8.36B6.823,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeMTHMeritage Homes4.3855 of 5 stars$64.23-0.2%$97.72+52.1%-27.8%$4.61B$6.29B4.911,920Positive NewsKBHKB Home4.9701 of 5 stars$51.26+0.1%$71.23+39.0%-26.9%$3.68B$6.85B6.052,370Positive NewsECGEverus1.8032 of 5 stars$56.80-1.0%$73.00+28.5%N/A$2.90B$3.05B0.007,600Trending NewsMHOM/I Homes4.1782 of 5 stars$106.58+0.3%$162.50+52.5%-14.7%$2.85B$4.43B5.411,660Positive NewsTPHTri Pointe Homes4.3512 of 5 stars$29.87+0.2%$41.60+39.3%-24.0%$2.71B$4.29B6.181,470Positive NewsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies D.R. 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