Q1 EPS Estimates for D.R. Horton Lowered by Zacks Research

D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of D.R. Horton in a research report issued on Monday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now expects that the construction company will earn $2.43 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.99. The consensus estimate for D.R. Horton’s current full-year earnings is $15.01 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.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of D.R. Horton from $220.00 to $190.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on D.R. Horton from $154.00 to $145.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Wedbush raised D.R. Horton from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $165.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. UBS Group decreased their target price on D.R. Horton from $217.00 to $214.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Evercore ISI cut their price target on shares of D.R. Horton from $218.00 to $204.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $185.87.

D.R. Horton Stock Performance

D.R. Horton stock opened at $161.86 on Tuesday. D.R. Horton has a 1 year low of $121.16 and a 1 year high of $199.85. The company’s 50-day moving average is $184.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $166.61. The company has a current ratio of 7.32, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The company has a market cap of $52.74 billion, a PE ratio of 11.67, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.74.

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The construction company reported $3.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 company’s revenue was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.45 EPS.

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

D.R. Horton Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 12th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.99%. D.R. Horton’s payout ratio is presently 11.14%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On D.R. Horton

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in D.R. Horton by 7.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 34,856,397 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $5,735,620,000 after purchasing an additional 2,474,262 shares during the last quarter. Greenhaven Associates Inc. boosted its stake in shares of D.R. Horton by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Greenhaven Associates Inc. now owns 3,669,893 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $517,198,000 after buying an additional 81,900 shares during the last quarter. Smead Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of D.R. Horton by 3.5% in the third quarter. Smead Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,516,673 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $480,106,000 after acquiring an additional 84,835 shares during the last quarter. Earnest Partners LLC raised its holdings in D.R. Horton by 0.4% during the second quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 2,064,149 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $290,901,000 after acquiring an additional 9,137 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in D.R. Horton by 7.3% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,777,920 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $339,174,000 after acquiring an additional 120,892 shares in the last quarter. 90.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

D.R. Horton Company Profile

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.