Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Issues Pessimistic Forecast for D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) Stock Price

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) had its target price dropped by equities research analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $178.00 to $175.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “market perform” rating on the construction company’s stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods’ target price indicates a potential upside of 17.31% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on DHI. Citigroup boosted their price objective on D.R. Horton from $162.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Bank of America decreased their price objective on D.R. Horton from $175.00 to $165.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Evercore ISI set a $169.00 price objective on D.R. Horton and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on D.R. Horton from $187.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded D.R. Horton from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, July 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $157.38.

D.R. Horton Price Performance

D.R. Horton stock opened at $149.18 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.87, a PEG ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.40. D.R. Horton has a 1 year low of $110.44 and a 1 year high of $184.54. The business has a 50-day moving average of $165.68 and a 200-day moving average of $144.06. 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 (NYSE:DHI) last posted 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 company had revenue of $9.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.44 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.92 earnings per share. D.R. Horton’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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that D.R. Horton will post 13.04 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at D.R. Horton

In other news, Chairman David V. Auld sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total transaction of $5,466,300.00. Following the sale, the chairman owned 815,672 shares in the company, valued at $148,623,595.12. This represents a 3.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Aron M. Odom sold 1,376 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $183.00, for a total value of $251,808.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 6,457 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,181,631. This represents a 17.57% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 32,376 shares of company stock worth $5,898,848 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Canton Hathaway LLC acquired a new position in shares of D.R. Horton during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new position in shares of D.R. Horton during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of D.R. Horton during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of D.R. Horton during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of D.R. Horton during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. 90.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About D.R. Horton

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.