Catalyst Funds Management Pty Ltd Lowers Stock Holdings in D.R. Horton, Inc. $DHI

Catalyst Funds Management Pty Ltd cut its stake in shares of D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) by 25.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,600 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 880 shares during the quarter. Catalyst Funds Management Pty Ltd’s holdings in D.R. Horton were worth $335,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of DHI. Bayforest Capital Ltd increased its holdings in D.R. Horton by 340.4% during the 1st quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 251 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares during the period. Accredited Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of D.R. Horton during the first quarter valued at $34,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of D.R. Horton by 1,678.9% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 338 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 319 shares in the last quarter. Ransom Advisory Ltd purchased a new stake in D.R. Horton in the first quarter worth about $51,000. Finally, Adirondack Trust Co. lifted its stake in D.R. Horton by 53.2% in the second quarter. Adirondack Trust Co. now owns 406 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.63% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on DHI shares. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of D.R. Horton in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of D.R. Horton from $175.00 to $165.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Evercore ISI set a $169.00 target price 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 target on D.R. Horton from $187.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on D.R. Horton from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $157.38.

Insider Activity

In other D.R. Horton news, Chairman David V. Auld sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 approximately $148,623,595.12. The trade was a 3.55% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Aron M. Odom sold 1,376 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $183.00, for a total value of $251,808.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 6,457 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,181,631. The trade was a 17.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 32,376 shares of company stock valued at $5,898,848 over the last ninety days. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

D.R. Horton Trading Up 6.9%

D.R. Horton stock opened at $146.73 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 6.48. The stock has a market cap of $43.74 billion, a PE ratio of 12.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.36. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $155.92 and a two-hundred day moving average of $146.27. D.R. Horton, Inc. has a one year low of $110.44 and a one year high of $184.54.

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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). The company had revenue of $9.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.44 billion. D.R. Horton had a net margin of 10.47% and a return on equity of 14.39%. The business’s revenue was down 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.92 EPS. D.R. Horton has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that D.R. Horton, Inc. will post 13.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

D.R. Horton Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 13th were paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 13th. This is an increase from D.R. Horton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. D.R. Horton’s payout ratio is presently 15.53%.

D.R. Horton 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.