Seaport Res Ptn Decreases Earnings Estimates for D.R. Horton

D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of D.R. Horton in a research note issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst K. Zener now anticipates that the construction company will earn $2.59 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.26. The consensus estimate for D.R. Horton’s current full-year earnings is $13.05 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for D.R. Horton’s FY2025 earnings at $12.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.27 EPS.

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The construction company reported $2.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.37 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $7.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.12 billion. D.R. Horton had a return on equity of 18.48% and a net margin of 12.69%. D.R. Horton’s quarterly revenue was down 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.82 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of D.R. Horton from $150.00 to $145.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Bank of America downgraded shares of D.R. Horton from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $160.00 to $150.00 in a research note on Monday, January 27th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on D.R. Horton from $214.00 to $203.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Evercore ISI decreased their target price on D.R. Horton from $218.00 to $204.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Raymond James downgraded D.R. Horton from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $170.93.

D.R. Horton Stock Up 1.6 %

NYSE:DHI opened at $139.73 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $147.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $168.69. The company has a current ratio of 6.92, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a market cap of $44.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.76. D.R. Horton has a twelve month low of $133.02 and a twelve month high of $199.85.

Institutional Trading of D.R. Horton

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of D.R. Horton by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 9,940 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,390,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc lifted its holdings in shares of D.R. Horton by 9.4% during the fourth quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 24,428 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $3,416,000 after purchasing an additional 2,097 shares during the period. GHE LLC boosted its position in D.R. Horton by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. GHE LLC now owns 21,364 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $2,987,000 after buying an additional 1,300 shares during the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC increased its holdings in D.R. Horton by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 3,206 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $448,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Howard Capital Management Inc. raised its position in D.R. Horton by 31.1% during the 4th quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,467 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,044,000 after buying an additional 1,770 shares during the last quarter. 90.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other D.R. Horton news, Director Barbara K. Allen sold 5,650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.10, for a total value of $921,515.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

D.R. Horton Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.15%. D.R. Horton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 11.31%.

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.