NVR (NVR) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DHI or NVR?

D.R. Horton has higher revenue and earnings than NVR. D.R. Horton 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
D.R. Horton	$35.32B	1.10	$4.76B	$13.21	9.56
NVR	$10.61B	2.02	$1.68B	$485.95	15.10

Is DHI or NVR more profitable?

NVR has a net margin of 16.34% compared to D.R. Horton's net margin of 12.69%. NVR's return on equity of 39.67% beat D.R. Horton's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
D.R. Horton	12.69%	18.48%	13.23%
NVR	16.34%	39.67%	26.06%

Does the media refer more to DHI or NVR?

In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 10 more articles in the media than NVR. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for D.R. Horton and 11 mentions for NVR. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat NVR's score of 0.70 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
NVR	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, DHI or NVR?

D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NVR has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DHI or NVR?

D.R. Horton received 404 more outperform votes than NVR when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.34% of users gave D.R. Horton an outperform vote while only 51.07% of users gave NVR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
D.R. Horton	Outperform Votes 667 59.34%	Underperform Votes 457 40.66%
NVR	Outperform Votes 263 51.07%	Underperform Votes 252 48.93%

Do analysts recommend DHI or NVR?

D.R. Horton currently has a consensus price target of $151.15, suggesting a potential upside of 19.64%. NVR has a consensus price target of $9,023.33, suggesting a potential upside of 23.00%. Given NVR's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NVR 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
NVR	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DHI or NVR?

90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of NVR shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of D.R. Horton shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of NVR shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

D.R. Horton beats NVR on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.