D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) Shares Up 5.9% – What’s Next?

D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI)’s share price was up 5.9% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $145.44 and last traded at $145.4420. Approximately 1,180,921 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 68% from the average daily volume of 3,641,228 shares. The stock had previously closed at $137.32.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on DHI. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of D.R. Horton in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of D.R. Horton from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Evercore ISI set a $169.00 price objective on shares of D.R. Horton and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on D.R. Horton from $117.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price target on D.R. Horton from $175.00 to $165.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, D.R. Horton currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $157.38.

D.R. Horton Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 6.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $43.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.36. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $156.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $146.12.

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The construction company reported $3.04 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.29 by ($0.25). D.R. Horton had a return on equity of 14.39% and a net margin of 10.47%.The business had revenue of $9.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.44 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.92 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. D.R. Horton has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that D.R. Horton, Inc. will post 13.04 earnings per share for the current year.

D.R. Horton Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 13th were paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This is an increase from D.R. Horton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 13th. D.R. Horton’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.53%.

Insider Buying and Selling at D.R. Horton

In related news, Chairman David V. Auld sold 30,000 shares of D.R. Horton stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total transaction of $5,466,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 815,672 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $148,623,595.12. This trade represents a 3.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Michael R. Buchanan sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.74, for a total transaction of $180,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,193 shares in the company, valued at approximately $215,622.82. This trade represents a 45.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 32,376 shares of company stock valued at $5,898,848. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of DHI. Hemington Wealth Management increased its holdings in D.R. Horton by 22.1% during the 3rd quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 353 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Apella Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of D.R. Horton by 0.8% in the third quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 8,578 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,454,000 after buying an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of D.R. Horton by 4.0% in the third quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 1,819 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $288,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of D.R. Horton by 17.8% in the third quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 471 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $80,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Twin Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in D.R. Horton by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Twin Capital Management Inc. now owns 23,330 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $3,008,000 after buying an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.63% of the company’s stock.

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.