D.R. Horton (DHI) Tops Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Group 1 - D.R. Horton reported quarterly earnings of $2.61 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$2.40 per share, but down from $2.82 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 8.75$7.61 billion for the quarter ended December 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.79%, although this is a decrease from year-ago revenues of 7.73 billion [2] - D.R. Horton has outperformed the S&P 500 with a 5.6% increase in shares since the beginning of the year, compared to the S&P 500's gain of 2% [3] Group 2 - The company's earnings outlook is crucial for investors, including current consensus earnings expectations for upcoming quarters and any recent changes to these expectations [4] - The trend of estimate revisions for D.R. Horton has been unfavorable, resulting in a Zacks Rank 4 (Sell) for the stock, indicating expected underperformance in the near future [6] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is 3.20 on revenues of $8.73 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is$13.97 on revenues of $37.24 billion [7] Group 3 - The Building Products - Home Builders industry, to which D.R. Horton belongs, is currently ranked in the bottom 14$1.99 per share, reflecting a year-over-year decline of 11.6%, with revenues projected at $1.9 billion, down 2.6% from the previous year [9]