Achmea Investment Management B.V. Sells 51,729 Shares of Lennar Corporation $LEN

Achmea Investment Management B.V. decreased its position in Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) by 73.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 18,546 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 51,729 shares during the quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V.’s holdings in Lennar were worth $2,337,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Center For Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Lennar by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. Center For Asset Management LLC now owns 3,477 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $438,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the period. Campbell Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Lennar by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Campbell Capital Management Inc. now owns 40,287 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $5,078,000 after purchasing an additional 302 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in shares of Lennar in the third quarter worth approximately $9,228,000. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP bought a new stake in Lennar during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,454,000. Finally, KDT Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Lennar by 2.7% during the third quarter. KDT Advisors LLC now owns 4,654 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $587,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. 81.10% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LEN has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Lennar from $113.00 to $104.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Lennar in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Lennar from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Monday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price target on Lennar from $115.00 to $105.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Evercore downgraded Lennar from an “in-line” rating to an “underperform” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $114.00 to $92.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Lennar currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $102.07.

More Lennar News

Here are the key news stories impacting Lennar this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Potential value unlock from Miami‑Dade rezoning — Lennar is pursuing rezoning of a Miami‑Dade site for townhouses, which could improve density and margins on that land parcel if approved. Lennar could rezone Miami‑Dade site for townhouses
• Positive Sentiment: Short-term positive reaction to analyst target changes earlier this week — some coverage adjustments briefly lifted the stock intraday as investors re‑priced forward expectations. Why Is Lennar Corporation Stock Trading Higher Today?
• Neutral Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut its price target to $105 and set a “market perform” rating — the new target still implies modest upside vs. current levels but signals a cautious stance. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Citigroup lowered its target to $104 and moved to “neutral,” another sign of more muted expectations from Street analysts. Benzinga
• Negative Sentiment: Quarterly miss — Lennar reported $0.88 EPS (vs. ~ $0.95 consensus) and revenue of $6.619B (vs. ~ $6.88B consensus). The top‑line decline and earnings miss are the primary fundamental reasons investors are retrenching. Earnings and revenue miss details
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish sell‑side notes — Truist and UBS issued pessimistic forecasts for LEN, adding downward pressure by signaling weaker outlooks from major brokers. Truist forecast UBS forecast
• Negative Sentiment: Local opposition/regulatory risk — Resident pushback against Lennar projects (e.g., Hill Country coverage) highlights execution and permitting risks that can delay projects and increase costs. Hill Country opposition

Lennar Stock Performance

LEN opened at $94.57 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 4.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.59, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a fifty day moving average of $111.96 and a 200 day moving average of $118.84. Lennar Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $92.17 and a fifty-two week high of $144.24.

Lennar (NYSE:LEN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The construction company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.95 by ($0.07). The company had revenue of $6.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.90 billion. Lennar had a return on equity of 7.80% and a net margin of 5.39%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.14 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Lennar Corporation will post 12.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lennar Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 4th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 4th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. Lennar’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.74%.

Lennar Company Profile

Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN) is a U.S.-based homebuilder and real estate company that designs, constructs and sells residential housing. The company offers a range of product types including single-family detached homes, townhomes and condominiums, serving buyers from entry-level and first-time purchasers to move-up, active-adult and luxury segments. Lennar also develops master-planned communities and manages land acquisition and entitlement activities that support its homebuilding operations.

In addition to home construction and sales, Lennar provides a suite of ancillary services intended to streamline the purchase process and capture additional value.