Ensign Peak Advisors Inc Cuts Stake in D.R. Horton, Inc. $DHI

Ensign Peak Advisors Inc lessened its stake in shares of D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) by 11.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 205,926 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 27,004 shares during the period. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc owned about 0.07% of D.R. Horton worth $26,548,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its stake in shares of D.R. Horton by 38.5% during the 2nd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 10,558 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,412,000 after purchasing an additional 2,935 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC increased its position in D.R. Horton by 126.4% in the second quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 12,022 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,550,000 after buying an additional 6,711 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in D.R. Horton by 11.9% in the second quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 137,371 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $17,710,000 after buying an additional 14,585 shares during the last quarter. Nordwand Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of D.R. Horton in the second quarter valued at $3,423,000. Finally, Intrust Bank NA lifted its position in shares of D.R. Horton by 53.0% during the 2nd quarter. Intrust Bank NA now owns 3,092 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $399,000 after buying an additional 1,071 shares during the last quarter. 90.63% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on DHI. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of D.R. Horton in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on D.R. Horton from $178.00 to $175.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of D.R. Horton in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on D.R. Horton from $117.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on D.R. Horton from $187.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, D.R. Horton presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $157.38.

D.R. Horton Stock Performance

NYSE:DHI opened at $146.73 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $43.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.66, a PEG ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 6.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $155.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $146.27. D.R. Horton, Inc. has a twelve month low of $110.44 and a twelve month high of $184.54.

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The construction company reported $3.04 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.29 by ($0.25). The business had revenue of $9.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.44 billion. D.R. Horton had a return on equity of 14.39% and a net margin of 10.47%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.92 EPS. D.R. Horton has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict 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 given a dividend of $0.45 per share. This is an increase from D.R. Horton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 13th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. D.R. Horton’s dividend payout ratio is 15.53%.

Insider Transactions at D.R. Horton

In other D.R. Horton news, SVP Aron M. Odom sold 1,376 shares of D.R. Horton stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $183.00, for a total transaction of $251,808.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 6,457 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,181,631. The trade was a 17.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Chairman David V. Auld sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $5,466,300.00. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 815,672 shares in the company, valued at $148,623,595.12. This trade represents a 3.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 32,376 shares of company stock valued at $5,898,848. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

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.