Multiple headwinds in the homebuilding market have caused the stocks of D.R. Horton and Lennar to fall.
President Donald Trump issued two executive orders aimed at easing housing construction and expanding mortgage credit access, but home builder stocks showed little reaction.
The latest trading day saw D.R. Horton (DHI) settling at $145.28, representing a -1.63% change from its previous close.
It's certainly one of the more interesting times to be an investor right now.
In the closing of the recent trading day, D.R. Horton (DHI) stood at $152.61, denoting a -1.16% move from the preceding trading day.
I first made D.R. Horton (DHI) a Long Idea in April 2020 and since my original report, the stock is up 228% while the S&P 500 is up 142%.
The latest trading day saw D.R. Horton (DHI) settling at $157.46, representing a -3.96% change from its previous close.
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D.R. Horton (DHI) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
As high mortgage rates keep existing homes off the market, a perfect storm of restricted supply and federal incentives is positioning homebuilders for an unlikely breakout year in 2026.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for D.R. Horton (DHI) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Shares of homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc. NYSE: DHI are down about 1% in mid-day trading after the company reported its earnings for the first quarter of its 2026 fiscal year.