Waverton Investment Management Ltd Increases Stock Holdings in D.R. Horton, Inc. $DHI

Waverton Investment Management Ltd lifted its stake in shares of D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) by 14.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 295,309 shares of the construction company’s stock after buying an additional 38,000 shares during the quarter. Waverton Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in D.R. Horton were worth $38,055,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Bayforest Capital Ltd raised its holdings in shares of D.R. Horton by 340.4% during the 1st quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 251 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 194 shares during the period. Accredited Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of D.R. Horton during the 1st quarter valued at about $34,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in D.R. Horton by 1,678.9% during 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 last quarter. Ransom Advisory Ltd purchased a new stake in D.R. Horton during the 1st quarter worth approximately $51,000. Finally, Adirondack Trust Co. increased its holdings in D.R. Horton by 53.2% during the 2nd quarter. Adirondack Trust Co. now owns 406 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. 90.63% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

D.R. Horton Price Performance

Shares of DHI opened at $145.35 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $43.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.54, a PEG ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.36. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $163.86 and a 200-day moving average of $144.96. 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, Inc. has a 52 week low of $110.44 and a 52 week high of $184.54.

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) last issued its earnings results 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.44 billion. D.R. Horton had a return on equity of 14.39% and a net margin of 10.47%.D.R. Horton’s revenue was down 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.92 EPS. D.R. Horton has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that D.R. Horton, Inc. will post 13.04 EPS for the current year.

D.R. Horton Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 13th. This is an increase from D.R. Horton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. D.R. Horton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.53%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

DHI has been the topic of several analyst reports. Evercore ISI set a $169.00 price objective on D.R. Horton and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on D.R. Horton from $178.00 to $175.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Wedbush lifted their price objective on D.R. Horton from $155.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on D.R. Horton from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded D.R. Horton from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, July 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, D.R. Horton presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $157.38.

Insider Buying and Selling at D.R. Horton

In other D.R. Horton news, SVP Aron M. Odom sold 1,376 shares of D.R. Horton stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $183.00, for a total transaction of $251,808.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 6,457 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,181,631. The trade was a 17.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Michael R. Buchanan sold 1,000 shares of D.R. Horton stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.74, for a total value of $180,740.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 1,193 shares in the company, valued at $215,622.82. The trade was a 45.60% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 32,376 shares of company stock valued at $5,898,848 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

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.