Leuthold Group LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in D.R. Horton, Inc. $DHI

Leuthold Group LLC cut its position in shares of D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) by 7.7% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 58,938 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 4,946 shares during the quarter. Leuthold Group LLC’s holdings in D.R. Horton were worth $7,598,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bayforest Capital Ltd raised its position in shares of D.R. Horton by 340.4% in the first quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 251 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 194 shares during the period. Accredited Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of D.R. Horton in the 1st quarter valued at about $34,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in D.R. Horton by 1,678.9% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 338 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 319 shares during the period. Ransom Advisory Ltd purchased a new position in D.R. Horton during the first quarter worth approximately $51,000. Finally, Adirondack Trust Co. grew its holdings in D.R. Horton by 53.2% in the second quarter. Adirondack Trust Co. now owns 406 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.63% of the company’s stock.

D.R. Horton Stock Performance

Shares of D.R. Horton stock opened at $157.95 on Friday. D.R. Horton, Inc. has a one year low of $110.44 and a one year high of $184.54. The company has a market cap of $46.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.63, a PEG ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.36. 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 business’s 50 day moving average price is $154.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $147.50.

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

D.R. Horton Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 13th were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 13th. 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 1.1%. D.R. Horton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.53%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on DHI. Evercore ISI set a $169.00 target price on D.R. Horton and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target 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. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of D.R. Horton from $187.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of D.R. Horton from $175.00 to $165.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of D.R. Horton in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research 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 given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, D.R. Horton currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $157.38.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other D.R. Horton news, SVP Aron M. Odom sold 1,376 shares of D.R. Horton stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $183.00, for a total transaction of $251,808.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 6,457 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,181,631. The trade was a 17.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Michael R. Buchanan sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the director directly owned 1,193 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $215,622.82. This trade represents a 45.60% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 32,376 shares of company stock valued at $5,898,848 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

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.