Zacks Research Has Weak Estimate for D.R. Horton Q1 Earnings

D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for D.R. Horton in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now expects that the construction company will post earnings per share of $2.43 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.99. The consensus estimate for D.R. Horton’s current full-year earnings is $14.92 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for D.R. Horton’s Q1 2026 earnings at $2.88 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $15.63 EPS.

DHI has been the topic of a number of other reports. JMP Securities lifted their price objective on D.R. Horton from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 19th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on D.R. Horton from $220.00 to $190.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. UBS Group dropped their price target on D.R. Horton from $217.00 to $214.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on D.R. Horton from $178.00 to $208.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on D.R. Horton from $180.00 to $188.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, D.R. Horton has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $185.87.

D.R. Horton Price Performance

D.R. Horton stock opened at $161.13 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $183.75 and its 200 day moving average is $166.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 7.32 and a quick ratio of 1.61. The firm has a market cap of $52.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.22, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.74. D.R. Horton has a one year low of $125.28 and a one year high of $199.85.

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The construction company reported $3.92 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.17 by ($0.25). The firm had revenue of $10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. D.R. Horton had a net margin of 12.93% and a return on equity of 19.24%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $4.45 earnings per share.

D.R. Horton Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This is an increase from D.R. Horton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 12th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.99%. D.R. Horton’s payout ratio is currently 11.14%.

D.R. Horton declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, July 18th that allows the company to repurchase $4.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the construction company to buy up to 6.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On D.R. Horton

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Legacy CG LLC bought a new stake in D.R. Horton during the third quarter worth $4,220,000. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in D.R. Horton by 107.6% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 14,857 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $2,444,000 after buying an additional 7,699 shares in the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board grew its holdings in D.R. Horton by 92.3% during the first quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 415,968 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $68,448,000 after buying an additional 199,668 shares in the last quarter. DNB Asset Management AS grew its holdings in D.R. Horton by 10.3% during the second quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 50,605 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $7,132,000 after buying an additional 4,723 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atria Investments Inc grew its holdings in D.R. Horton by 36.1% during the first quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 61,729 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $10,157,000 after buying an additional 16,386 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.63% of the company’s stock.

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.