Wedbush Comments on D.R. Horton’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:DHI)

D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) – Wedbush reduced their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for D.R. Horton in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 21st. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings of $3.85 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $4.49. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $180.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for D.R. Horton’s current full-year earnings is $13.87 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for D.R. Horton’s Q1 2026 earnings at $2.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.58 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.27 EPS.

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The construction company reported $2.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.37 by $0.24. D.R. Horton had a return on equity of 18.48% and a net margin of 12.69%. The company had revenue of $7.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7,120,170 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.82 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered D.R. Horton from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $200.00 to $183.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of D.R. Horton from $150.00 to $145.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and issued a $210.00 target price on shares of D.R. Horton in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com raised shares of D.R. Horton from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on shares of D.R. Horton from $200.00 to $171.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $174.53.

D.R. Horton Price Performance

NYSE:DHI opened at $145.25 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 6.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a market cap of $46.60 billion, a PE ratio of 10.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 1.75. D.R. Horton has a 12 month low of $133.02 and a 12 month high of $199.85. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $150.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $169.01.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On D.R. Horton

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Coastline Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of D.R. Horton in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its position in shares of D.R. Horton by 216.7% during the 3rd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 171 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton raised its stake in shares of D.R. Horton by 152.8% during the 4th quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 273 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC boosted its holdings in shares of D.R. Horton by 1,306.7% in the 3rd quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 211 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 196 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Grove Bank & Trust grew its stake in shares of D.R. Horton by 76.2% in the third quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 215 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. 90.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at D.R. Horton

In other news, Director Barbara K. Allen sold 5,650 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $163.10, for a total value of $921,515.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.54% of the stock is owned by insiders.

D.R. Horton Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. D.R. Horton’s dividend payout ratio is 11.31%.

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.