D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) Releases Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.11 EPS

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) posted its earnings results on Thursday. The construction company reported $2.58 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.69 by ($0.11), RTT News reports. D.R. Horton had a return on equity of 18.48% and a net margin of 12.69%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.52 EPS. D.R. Horton updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

D.R. Horton Stock Performance

D.R. Horton stock opened at $120.04 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 6.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. D.R. Horton has a twelve month low of $110.44 and a twelve month high of $199.85. The company has a market capitalization of $37.83 billion, a PE ratio of 8.42, a P/E/G ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.61. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $126.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $148.24.

D.R. Horton Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 7th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.33%. D.R. Horton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 11.31%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

DHI has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on D.R. Horton from $200.00 to $171.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “underperform” rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of D.R. Horton in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Seaport Res Ptn raised D.R. Horton from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of D.R. Horton from $145.00 to $120.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Bank of America cut shares of D.R. Horton from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $160.00 to $150.00 in a report on Monday, January 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $165.50.

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.