UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp Reduces Position in D.R. Horton, Inc. $DHI

UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp cut its position in shares of D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) by 26.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,724 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 2,061 shares during the period. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp’s holdings in D.R. Horton were worth $738,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in DHI. Edgestream Partners L.P. lifted its holdings in D.R. Horton by 1,710.0% during the 1st quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 107,587 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $13,678,000 after buying an additional 101,643 shares in the last quarter. MQS Management LLC bought a new stake in D.R. Horton during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,132,000. Leavell Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in D.R. Horton by 19.8% during the 1st quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,326 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $423,000 after buying an additional 549 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC lifted its holdings in D.R. Horton by 787.0% during the 1st quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 20,384 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $2,591,000 after buying an additional 18,086 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB lifted its holdings in D.R. Horton by 22.8% during the 1st quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 524,512 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $66,681,000 after buying an additional 97,467 shares in the last quarter. 90.63% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

D.R. Horton Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE DHI opened at $149.18 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 6.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The firm has a market cap of $44.47 billion, a PE ratio of 12.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $165.68 and a 200 day moving average price of $144.06. D.R. Horton, Inc. has a 52 week low of $110.44 and a 52 week high of $184.54.

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

D.R. Horton Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This is a boost from D.R. Horton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 13th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. D.R. Horton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.81%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other D.R. Horton news, Director Michael R. Buchanan sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.74, for a total value of $180,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 1,193 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $215,622.82. This trade represents a 45.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Aron M. Odom sold 1,376 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $183.00, for a total value of $251,808.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 6,457 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,181,631. This represents a 17.57% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 32,376 shares of company stock worth $5,898,848 in the last 90 days. 0.54% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DHI has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group increased their price target on D.R. Horton from $187.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Evercore ISI set a $169.00 price target on D.R. Horton and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of D.R. Horton in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of D.R. Horton from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price target on shares of D.R. Horton from $178.00 to $175.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $157.38.

D.R. Horton 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.