11,000 Shares in Lennar Corporation $LEN Acquired by Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC

Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LENFree Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 11,000 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,131,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in Lennar by 5.9% during the third quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 466,027 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $58,738,000 after buying an additional 26,117 shares in the last quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Lennar by 201.1% in the 3rd quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC now owns 24,004 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $3,025,000 after acquiring an additional 16,031 shares in the last quarter. Tounjian Advisory Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Lennar during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,599,000. Magnolia Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Lennar during the fourth quarter worth about $6,756,000. Finally, Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Lennar in the third quarter worth approximately $14,160,000. 81.10% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LEN has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered shares of Lennar from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $97.00 to $86.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Lennar from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Lennar from $113.00 to $104.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. BofA cut their target price on shares of Lennar from $88.00 to $84.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Finally, BTIG Research set a $73.00 price target on Lennar in a research report on Monday, June 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and ten have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Lennar presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $96.44.

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Lennar Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of LEN opened at $90.03 on Monday. Lennar Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $81.18 and a fifty-two week high of $144.24. The firm has a market cap of $22.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.09, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.39. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $89.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $103.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 4.91.

Lennar (NYSE:LENGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, June 11th. The construction company reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $7.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.08 billion. Lennar had a net margin of 4.93% and a return on equity of 7.08%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.81 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Lennar Corporation will post 5.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Lennar Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 22nd. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Lennar’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.30%.

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About Lennar

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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.

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