Andra AP fonden Purchases 12,400 Shares of D.R. Horton, Inc. $DHI

Andra AP fonden grew its position in D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) by 85.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,900 shares of the construction company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,400 shares during the quarter. Andra AP fonden’s holdings in D.R. Horton were worth $3,691,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC increased its position in D.R. Horton by 205.8% during the first quarter. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC now owns 636 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $87,000 after acquiring an additional 428 shares during the period. Johnson Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in D.R. Horton by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 36,129 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $4,958,000 after purchasing an additional 1,509 shares during the period. Beta Wealth Group Inc. grew its position in shares of D.R. Horton by 8.6% during the 1st quarter. Beta Wealth Group Inc. now owns 3,802 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $522,000 after purchasing an additional 302 shares in the last quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of D.R. Horton by 3.3% during the first quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 12,444 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,708,000 after purchasing an additional 393 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of D.R. Horton by 0.7% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,081,672 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $422,734,000 after purchasing an additional 21,514 shares during the period. 90.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

D.R. Horton Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of DHI opened at $142.24 on Thursday. D.R. Horton, Inc. has a one year low of $131.75 and a one year high of $184.54. The company has a market cap of $40.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 2.64 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $150.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $150.42.

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The construction company reported $3.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.02 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $9.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.10 billion. D.R. Horton had a return on equity of 12.47% and a net margin of 9.15%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.36 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that D.R. Horton, Inc. will post 10.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

D.R. Horton Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 6th will be given a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 6th. D.R. Horton’s dividend payout ratio is currently 17.13%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on DHI. Barclays boosted their price target on D.R. Horton from $140.00 to $141.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on D.R. Horton from $175.00 to $167.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on D.R. Horton from $147.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. UBS Group increased their target price on D.R. Horton from $193.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of D.R. Horton in a research report on Tuesday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $168.17.

D.R. Horton News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting D.R. Horton this week:

• Positive Sentiment: D.R. Horton beat fiscal Q3 estimates, posting $3.20 EPS on $9.23 billion in revenue, which came in above Wall Street expectations and showed the business is still generating strong cash flow and home closings.
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts at some firms raised their forecasts after the results, suggesting the quarter was better than feared and that valuation still offers some support for the stock. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered its price target to $167 from $175 but kept a market perform rating, while RBC nudged its target to $125 and maintained an underperform view, reinforcing a mixed analyst read on the stock.
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary around the quarter emphasized affordability, inventory discipline, and ongoing mortgage-rate uncertainty, which suggests D.R. Horton is still navigating a challenging housing backdrop rather than seeing a clean demand recovery. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Management cut full-year revenue and home-closing guidance, and multiple headlines pointed to margin pressure from incentives and tariffs, which is weighing on investor sentiment despite the earnings beat. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Several reports noted that buyers are still hesitating and that the outlook remains sluggish, keeping pressure on shares as the market questions how quickly demand can improve. Article Title

D.R. Horton Company Profile

D.R. Horton, Inc is a national homebuilding company that designs, constructs and sells new residential properties across the United States. The company’s core operations focus on building single-family detached homes, townhomes and condominiums for a range of buyer segments. In addition to home construction and sales, D.R. Horton provides complementary services through subsidiaries that support the mortgage, title and closing processes for its customers, enabling integrated transaction workflows from inventory development to home delivery.

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