Plato Investment Management Ltd Purchases 587 Shares of D.R. Horton, Inc. $DHI

Plato Investment Management Ltd lifted its position in D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) by 10.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,046 shares of the construction company’s stock after acquiring an additional 587 shares during the quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in D.R. Horton were worth $777,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mutual Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of D.R. Horton by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 1,749 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $225,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Horizon Investments LLC increased its stake in D.R. Horton by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 5,586 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $708,000 after buying an additional 83 shares during the period. Franchise Capital Ltd increased its stake in D.R. Horton by 15.7% in the 2nd quarter. Franchise Capital Ltd now owns 626 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $81,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in D.R. Horton by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,696 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $470,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the period. Finally, Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych increased its stake in D.R. Horton by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter. Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych now owns 2,000 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $258,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.63% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Chairman David V. Auld sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s 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 sale, the chairman directly owned 815,672 shares in the company, valued at approximately $148,623,595.12. This trade represents a 3.55% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Aron M. Odom sold 1,376 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $1,181,631. This represents a 17.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 32,376 shares of company stock worth $5,898,848. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on DHI shares. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of D.R. Horton from $187.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price target on shares of D.R. Horton from $178.00 to $175.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of D.R. Horton in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of D.R. Horton in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of D.R. Horton from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. 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 given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, D.R. Horton presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $157.38.

D.R. Horton Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE DHI opened at $149.08 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 6.48. The company has a market capitalization of $44.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.40. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $165.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $144.62. D.R. Horton, Inc. has a one year low of $110.44 and a one year high of $184.54.

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The construction company reported $3.04 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 net margin of 10.47% and a return on equity of 14.39%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.92 EPS. D.R. Horton has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts forecast that D.R. Horton, Inc. will post 13.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

D.R. Horton Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 13th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. This is an increase from D.R. Horton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. D.R. Horton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.53%.

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.