Wedbush Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for D.R. Horton

D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) – Stock analysts at Wedbush raised their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for D.R. Horton in a research note issued on Tuesday, October 29th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now forecasts that the construction company will earn $4.49 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $4.46. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $165.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for D.R. Horton’s current full-year earnings is $14.03 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for D.R. Horton’s Q3 2026 earnings at $4.19 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $5.40 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on DHI. Citigroup lowered shares of D.R. Horton from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $181.00 to $156.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 2nd. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of D.R. Horton from $191.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 15th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of D.R. Horton from $200.00 to $217.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 19th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of D.R. Horton from $141.00 to $154.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of D.R. Horton from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $185.67.

D.R. Horton Stock Down 7.1 %

Shares of NYSE:DHI opened at $167.50 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 7.22 and a quick ratio of 1.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $55.16 billion, a PE ratio of 11.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.72. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $187.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $165.12. D.R. Horton has a 1 year low of $100.94 and a 1 year high of $199.85.

D.R. Horton announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, July 18th that allows the company to repurchase $4.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the construction company to repurchase up to 6.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

D.R. Horton Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. This is a boost from D.R. Horton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 12th. D.R. Horton’s payout ratio is currently 8.17%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On D.R. Horton

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of DHI. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV grew its stake in shares of D.R. Horton by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 8,563 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,409,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the period. Valley National Advisers Inc. grew its stake in shares of D.R. Horton by 109.5% during the 1st quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 884 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $145,000 after purchasing an additional 462 shares during the period. Norden Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of D.R. Horton during the 1st quarter worth $449,000. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. grew its stake in shares of D.R. Horton by 7.6% during the 1st quarter. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. now owns 8,531 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,404,000 after purchasing an additional 605 shares during the period. Finally, Retirement Guys Formula LLC acquired a new position in shares of D.R. Horton during the 1st quarter worth $1,307,000. 90.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About D.R. Horton

D.R. Horton, Inc operates as a homebuilding company in East, North, Southeast, South Central, Southwest, and Northwest regions in the United States. It engages in the acquisition and development of land; and construction and sale of residential homes in 118 markets across 33 states under the names of D.R.