Advisory Alpha LLC Invests $221,000 in D.R. Horton, Inc. $DHI

Advisory Alpha LLC acquired a new position in shares of D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 1,712 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $221,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Olde Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of D.R. Horton in the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd boosted its stake in shares of D.R. Horton by 340.4% in the 1st quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 251 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. Accredited Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of D.R. Horton in the 1st quarter valued at $34,000. Ransom Advisory Ltd bought a new stake in shares of D.R. Horton in the 1st quarter valued at $51,000. Finally, Adirondack Trust Co. boosted its stake in shares of D.R. Horton by 53.2% in the 2nd quarter. Adirondack Trust Co. now owns 406 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. 90.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Chairman David V. Auld sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The stock was 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. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Aron M. Odom sold 1,376 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $1,181,631. This represents a 17.57% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 32,376 shares of company stock worth $5,898,848 over the last 90 days. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

D.R. Horton Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of D.R. Horton stock opened at $149.18 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. D.R. Horton, Inc. has a 52 week low of $110.44 and a 52 week high of $184.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $44.47 billion, a PE ratio of 12.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.40. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $165.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $144.06.

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The construction company reported $3.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.29 by ($0.25). D.R. Horton had a return on equity of 14.39% and a net margin of 10.47%.The business had revenue of $9.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.44 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.92 EPS. The company’s revenue was down 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. D.R. Horton has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that D.R. Horton, Inc. will post 13.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

D.R. Horton Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 13th will be issued a $0.45 dividend. This is a boost from D.R. Horton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 13th. D.R. Horton’s dividend payout ratio is 13.81%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on DHI shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of D.R. Horton from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, July 20th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of D.R. Horton in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wedbush raised their target price on D.R. Horton from $155.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. UBS Group raised their target price on D.R. Horton from $187.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on D.R. Horton from $117.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, D.R. Horton currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $157.38.

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.