Analyzing the Price-to-Earnings Ratio of D.R. Horton Inc. (DHI)

The price-to-earnings ratio for D.R. Horton Inc. (NYSE: DHI) is above average at 12.15x. The 36-month beta value for DHI is also noteworthy at 1.73. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 9 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”

The public float for DHI is 287.70M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.84% of that float. The average trading volume of DHI on October 22, 2024 was 2.17M shares.

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DHI) stock’s latest price update

The stock of D.R. Horton Inc. (NYSE: DHI) has decreased by -2.89 when compared to last closing price of 186.27.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -4.49% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-10-22 that D.R. Horton (DHI) doesn’t possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

DHI’s Market Performance

D.R. Horton Inc. (DHI) has experienced a -4.49% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -6.50% drop in the past month, and a 5.74% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.28%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.04% for DHI. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.73% for DHI’s stock, with a 12.86% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of DHI

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DHI stocks, with Wedbush repeating the rating for DHI by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for DHI in the upcoming period, according to Wedbush is $165 based on the research report published on October 15, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DHI reach a price target of $156, previously predicting the price at $181. The rating they have provided for DHI stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on July 02nd, 2024.

Wedbush gave a rating of “Underperform” to DHI, setting the target price at $130 in the report published on April 02nd of the current year.

DHI Trading at -3.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought DHI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -9.49% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.04%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.28%, as shares sank -6.20% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.86% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, DHI fell by -4.73%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +21.40% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $187.88. In addition, D.R. Horton Inc. saw 19.02% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DHI starting from Odom Aron M., who sale 1,000 shares at the price of $191.25 back on Aug 23 ’24. After this action, Odom Aron M. now owns 6,457 shares of D.R. Horton Inc., valued at $191,250 using the latest closing price.

BUCHANAN MICHAEL R, the Director of D.R. Horton Inc., sale 2,000 shares at $150.70 during a trade that took place back on May 06 ’24, which means that BUCHANAN MICHAEL R is holding 1,703 shares at $301,400 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for DHI

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.18 for the present operating margin
  • 0.26 for the gross margin

The net margin for D.R. Horton Inc. stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.21. Equity return is now at value 21.52, with 14.77 for asset returns.

Based on D.R. Horton Inc. (DHI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.19 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.4. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.23. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 44.77.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 6.19 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.42. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.65. The receivables turnover for the company is 86.55for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.06. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 8.51.

Conclusion

In summary, D.R. Horton Inc. (DHI) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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