Wedbush Weighs in on D.R. Horton’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:DHI)

D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for D.R. Horton in a report released on Tuesday, January 21st. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now expects that the construction company will post earnings of $3.85 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $4.49. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $180.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for D.R. Horton’s current full-year earnings is $13.87 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for D.R. Horton’s Q1 2026 earnings at $2.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.58 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.27 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group decreased their target price on D.R. Horton from $214.00 to $203.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and issued a $210.00 price objective on shares of D.R. Horton in a research report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of D.R. Horton from $190.00 to $175.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “underperform” rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of D.R. Horton in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Raymond James lowered D.R. Horton from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, D.R. Horton presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $174.53.

D.R. Horton Price Performance

Shares of DHI stock opened at $142.98 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $150.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $168.84. D.R. Horton has a 52-week low of $133.02 and a 52-week high of $199.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 6.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $45.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.10, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 1.75.

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The construction company reported $2.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.37 by $0.24. D.R. Horton had a net margin of 12.69% and a return on equity of 18.48%. The company had revenue of $7.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7,120,170 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.82 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis.

D.R. Horton Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. D.R. Horton’s dividend payout ratio is currently 11.31%.

Insider Buying and Selling at D.R. Horton

In other D.R. Horton news, Director Barbara K. Allen sold 5,650 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $163.10, for a total transaction of $921,515.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On D.R. Horton

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in DHI. AE Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of D.R. Horton by 42.1% in the second quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,274 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $743,000 after purchasing an additional 1,563 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of D.R. Horton by 6.3% in the second quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 47,153 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $6,645,000 after acquiring an additional 2,806 shares during the period. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of D.R. Horton during the second quarter worth $211,000. Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its position in D.R. Horton by 61.9% during the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 11,152 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,572,000 after purchasing an additional 4,263 shares during the period. Finally, BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp boosted its holdings in D.R. Horton by 59.8% in the second quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 57,196 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $8,061,000 after purchasing an additional 21,393 shares during the last quarter. 90.63% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

D.R. Horton Company 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.