Rep. Josh Gottheimer Purchases Shares of D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI)

Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) recently bought shares of D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI). In a filing disclosed on February 10th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in D.R. Horton stock on January 16th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY – SELECT UMA ACCOUNT # 1” account.

Representative Josh Gottheimer also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 1/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) on 1/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Visa (NYSE:V) on 1/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) on 1/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) on 1/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) on 1/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) on 1/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Mastercard (NYSE:MA) on 1/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Visa (NYSE:V) on 1/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of 3M (NYSE:MMM) on 1/30/2025.

D.R. Horton Stock Performance

NYSE:DHI opened at $130.61 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 6.92, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a market capitalization of $41.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.76. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $144.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $167.30. D.R. Horton, Inc. has a twelve month low of $127.47 and a twelve month high of $199.85.

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The construction company reported $2.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.37 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $7.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.12 billion. D.R. Horton had a return on equity of 18.48% and a net margin of 12.69%. D.R. Horton’s revenue was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.82 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that D.R. Horton, Inc. will post 13.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

D.R. Horton Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. D.R. Horton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 11.31%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other D.R. Horton news, Director Barbara K. Allen sold 5,650 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was 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. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On D.R. Horton

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Ritholtz Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of D.R. Horton by 24.9% in the third quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 2,240 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $427,000 after acquiring an additional 446 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in D.R. Horton during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,283,000. Shaker Investments LLC OH raised its position in shares of D.R. Horton by 20.9% in the 3rd quarter. Shaker Investments LLC OH now owns 14,455 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $2,758,000 after purchasing an additional 2,501 shares in the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of D.R. Horton by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,458 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,423,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Granite Harbor Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of D.R. Horton during the third quarter worth approximately $882,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.63% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on DHI shares. Evercore ISI reduced their price target on D.R. Horton from $218.00 to $204.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded D.R. Horton from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $188.00 to $156.00 in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Barclays decreased their price target on D.R. Horton from $150.00 to $145.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded shares of D.R. Horton from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $200.00 to $183.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Raymond James cut shares of D.R. Horton from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, D.R. Horton presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $170.93.

About Representative Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Gottheimer is also running for election for Governor of New Jersey. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 10, 2025.

Gottheimer attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree. He became a Thouron Fellow at Oxford and attended Harvard Law School. Gottheimer worked as a speech writer under former President Bill Clinton (D), assisting with two State of the Union addresses, among other projects. Before running for Congress, he worked for Microsoft as a general manager for corporate strategy.

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.