D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) Receives $157.38 Average Target Price from Brokerages

Shares of D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the sixteen analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have given a hold recommendation, six have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $157.3846.

DHI has been the subject of a number of research reports. Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of D.R. Horton from $175.00 to $165.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of D.R. Horton in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on D.R. Horton from $117.00 to $118.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on D.R. Horton from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Finally, Wedbush raised their price target on D.R. Horton from $155.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd.

D.R. Horton Price Performance

Shares of D.R. Horton stock opened at $149.08 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.44 billion, a PE ratio of 12.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a current ratio of 6.48, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. D.R. Horton has a 12 month low of $110.44 and a 12 month high of $184.54. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $165.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $144.43.

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 return on equity of 14.39% and a net margin of 10.47%.The firm had revenue of $9.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.44 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.92 EPS. 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that D.R. Horton will post 13.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

D.R. Horton Increases Dividend

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

Insider Activity at D.R. Horton

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of DHI. Olde Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of D.R. Horton during the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Canton Hathaway LLC bought a new stake in D.R. Horton in the third quarter valued at $26,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. purchased a new position in D.R. Horton during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in D.R. Horton in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Bayforest Capital Ltd lifted its position in shares of D.R. Horton by 340.4% in the 1st quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 251 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares during the period. 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.