Everus (NYSE:ECG) and D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) Critical Comparison

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

Profitability

This table compares D.R. Horton and Everus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
D.R. Horton	12.93%	19.24%	13.68%
Everus	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for D.R. Horton and Everus, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
D.R. Horton	2	7	7	0	2.31
Everus	0	2	2	0	2.50

D.R. Horton presently has a consensus price target of $179.60, suggesting a potential upside of 28.64%. Everus has a consensus price target of $67.67, suggesting a potential upside of 0.86%. Given D.R. Horton’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe D.R. Horton is more favorable than Everus.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of D.R. Horton shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares D.R. Horton and Everus”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
D.R. Horton	$36.80 billion	1.22	$4.76 billion	$14.36	9.72
Everus	$2.73 billion	1.25	$137.23 million	N/A	N/A

D.R. Horton has higher revenue and earnings than Everus.

Summary

D.R. Horton beats Everus on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. Horton, America’s Builder, Express Homes, Emerald Homes, and Freedom Homes. The company constructs and sells single-family detached homes; and attached homes, such as townhomes, duplexes, and triplexes. It also provides mortgage financing services; and title insurance policies, and examination and closing services, as well as engages in the residential lot development business. In addition, the company develops, constructs, owns, leases, and sells multi-family and single-family rental properties; and owns non-residential real estate, including ranch land and improvements. It primarily serves homebuyers. D.R. Horton, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Arlington, Texas.

About Everus

Everus Construction Group is providing a full spectrum of construction services through its electrical and mechanical and transmission and distribution specialty contracting services principally in United States. Its specialty contracting services are provided to utility, transportation, commercial, industrial, institutional, renewable and other customers. Everus Construction Group is based in BISMARCK, N.D.