Rakuten Investment Management Inc. Takes Position in D.R. Horton, Inc. $DHI

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 100,711 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,067,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in DHI. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of D.R. Horton by 0.7% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 12,636,264 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,629,067,000 after acquiring an additional 92,219 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of D.R. Horton in the second quarter worth approximately $494,278,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in shares of D.R. Horton by 16.4% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,200,176 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $412,567,000 after buying an additional 450,362 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of D.R. Horton by 13.2% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,854,268 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $367,972,000 after acquiring an additional 333,846 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in D.R. Horton by 42.7% in the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,827,694 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $378,628,000 after acquiring an additional 846,085 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.63% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on DHI shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $195.00 target price on shares of D.R. Horton in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. BTIG Research started coverage on shares of D.R. Horton in a research note on Monday, December 1st. They set a “buy” rating and a $186.00 target price on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of D.R. Horton from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $193.00 price objective on shares of D.R. Horton in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Citigroup cut their target price on shares of D.R. Horton from $163.00 to $154.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, D.R. Horton presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $161.54.

D.R. Horton Stock Down 1.8%

DHI opened at $153.21 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 6.48, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The company has a market capitalization of $44.60 billion, a PE ratio of 13.22, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.42. D.R. Horton, Inc. has a 1-year low of $110.44 and a 1-year high of $184.54. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $150.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $154.98.

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 20th. The construction company reported $2.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.98 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $6.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.66 billion. D.R. Horton had a return on equity of 14.39% and a net margin of 10.47%.D.R. Horton’s quarterly revenue was down 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.61 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that D.R. Horton, Inc. will post 13.04 EPS for the current year.

D.R. Horton Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 5th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. D.R. Horton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.53%.

Key D.R. Horton News

Here are the key news stories impacting D.R. Horton this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results topped estimates — DHI reported $2.03 EPS on $6.89B revenue, beating consensus (EPS $1.98; revenue $6.66B), which supports near?term demand resilience. Earnings Report
• Positive Sentiment: Company reaffirmed full?year outlook and declared a $0.45 quarterly dividend — management kept FY26 guidance intact and announced the dividend, both supportive for investor confidence and income?oriented holders. Press Release
• Neutral Sentiment: Guidance is mixed/wide — Q2 revenue was guided to roughly $7.3B–$7.8B (consensus ~$7.7B) and FY revenue to a wide $33.5B–$35.0B range, leaving room for upside or downside depending on demand and incentives. Guidance Detail
• Neutral Sentiment: Net orders ticked up but were supported by elevated incentives — higher sales volume is positive, but the company acknowledged incentives and rate buydowns are driving the increase, making the quality of demand uncertain. Net Orders Article
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrade — Zacks Research cut DHI to a “strong sell,” adding selling pressure from the sell?side. Zacks Downgrade Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Profit and margin pressure — media and the company note lower Q1 profit (net income down ~30% YoY) and expect elevated incentives to weigh on Q2 margins, a direct hit to profitability expectations. WSJ: Profit Falls

About D.R. Horton

D.R. Horton, Inc is a national homebuilding company that designs, constructs and sells new residential properties across the United States. The company’s core operations focus on building single-family detached homes, townhomes and condominiums for a range of buyer segments. In addition to home construction and sales, D.R. Horton provides complementary services through subsidiaries that support the mortgage, title and closing processes for its customers, enabling integrated transaction workflows from inventory development to home delivery.

Founded in 1978 by Donald R.