NVR (NVR) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to DHI or NVR?

In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 8 more articles in the media than NVR. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for D.R. Horton and 23 mentions for NVR. NVR's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat D.R. Horton's score of 0.88 indicating that NVR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
D.R. Horton	18 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NVR	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	1.06	$4.76B	$13.21	9.23
NVR	$10.61B	1.97	$1.68B	$485.95	14.75

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%

Which has more risk and volatility, DHI or NVR?

D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NVR has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend DHI or NVR?

D.R. Horton currently has a consensus target price of $151.15, suggesting a potential upside of 23.93%. NVR has a consensus target price of $9,023.33, suggesting a potential upside of 25.89%. 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 & institutionals believe in DHI or NVR?

90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of NVR shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of D.R. Horton shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of NVR shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 51.17% 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 51.17%	Underperform Votes 251 48.83%

Summary

D.R. Horton beats NVR on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.