Q3 EPS Estimates for D.R. Horton Decreased by Zacks Research

D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) – Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of D.R. Horton in a report issued on Monday, May 5th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now expects that the construction company will post earnings per share of $2.96 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.95. The consensus estimate for D.R. Horton’s current full-year earnings is $13.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for D.R. Horton’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.25 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.40 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.15 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.78 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.13 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.62 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.69 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.83 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $13.75 EPS.

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 17th. The construction company reported $2.58 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.69 by ($0.11). The company had revenue of $7.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.07 billion. D.R. Horton had a net margin of 12.69% and a return on equity of 18.48%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.52 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of D.R. Horton from $125.00 to $105.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 21st. StockNews.com downgraded D.R. Horton from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Barclays cut their target price on D.R. Horton from $120.00 to $110.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 21st. Seaport Res Ptn raised D.R. Horton from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on D.R. Horton from $173.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, D.R. Horton presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $151.15.

D.R. Horton Stock Down 1.5 %

DHI opened at $122.01 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 6.92. The company has a market capitalization of $37.48 billion, a PE ratio of 8.62, a P/E/G ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.45. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $125.33 and its 200-day moving average is $140.78. D.R. Horton has a one year low of $110.44 and a one year high of $199.85.

Institutional Trading of D.R. Horton

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DHI. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of D.R. Horton by 1.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 33,664,013 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $4,279,706,000 after acquiring an additional 642,642 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in D.R. Horton by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,235,518 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,009,077,000 after purchasing an additional 127,606 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in D.R. Horton during the 4th quarter worth $593,363,000. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in D.R. Horton by 71.5% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,574,409 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $499,774,000 after buying an additional 1,490,648 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of D.R. Horton by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,475,995 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $485,984,000 after buying an additional 72,161 shares during the period. 90.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

D.R. Horton Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.31%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 2nd. D.R. Horton’s payout ratio is presently 12.11%.

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.