Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Comments on D.R. Horton Q4 Earnings

D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) – Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for D.R. Horton in a research report issued on Monday, January 27th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst J. Rahmani now forecasts that the construction company will post earnings per share of $4.07 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $4.29. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods has a “Market Perform” rating and a $183.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for D.R. Horton’s current full-year earnings is $13.71 per share.

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

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “underperform” rating and set a $125.00 price target on shares of D.R. Horton in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on D.R. Horton from $190.00 to $175.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Evercore ISI lowered their price target 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of D.R. Horton from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $188.00 to $156.00 in a report on Friday, December 13th. Finally, BTIG Research lowered their target price on shares of D.R. Horton from $190.00 to $186.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $170.20.

D.R. Horton Stock Down 2.8 %

Shares of NYSE DHI opened at $141.88 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 6.92 and a quick ratio of 1.09. D.R. Horton has a 1 year low of $133.02 and a 1 year high of $199.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $44.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.03, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.75. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $148.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $168.89.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On D.R. Horton

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Mountaineer Partners Management LLC bought a new stake in D.R. Horton during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,853,178,000. FMR LLC grew its position in D.R. Horton by 44.7% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 7,906,129 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,508,252,000 after buying an additional 2,442,581 shares in the last quarter. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI purchased a new position in D.R. Horton during the third quarter worth about $72,672,000. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in shares of D.R. Horton by 112.7% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 407,512 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $57,255,000 after acquiring an additional 215,947 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV boosted its position in shares of D.R. Horton by 360.0% during the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 271,038 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $51,706,000 after acquiring an additional 212,112 shares during the last quarter. 90.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Barbara K. Allen sold 5,650 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.10, for a total transaction of $921,515.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

D.R. Horton Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.13%. D.R. Horton’s payout ratio is 11.31%.

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.