Zacks Research Weighs in on Lennar’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:LEN)

Lennar Co. (NYSE:LENFree Report) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Lennar in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the construction company will post earnings per share of $1.80 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.84. The consensus estimate for Lennar’s current full-year earnings is $14.11 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Lennar’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.72 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.78 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.05 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $12.35 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $15.96 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on LEN. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Lennar from $181.00 to $135.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Lennar from $192.00 to $173.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Wolfe Research cut Lennar from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on Lennar from $240.00 to $236.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, September 23rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on Lennar from $190.00 to $162.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Lennar presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $171.50.

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Lennar Stock Performance

NYSE:LEN opened at $135.00 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $36.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.94, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.66. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $154.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $167.57. Lennar has a fifty-two week low of $128.41 and a fifty-two week high of $193.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 4.90.

Lennar (NYSE:LENGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 18th. The construction company reported $4.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.15 by ($0.12). Lennar had a return on equity of 15.47% and a net margin of 11.51%. The business had revenue of $9.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.06 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $4.82 EPS. Lennar’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LEN. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Lennar by 69.4% in the 4th quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 183 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Oakworth Capital Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Lennar during the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Lennar by 933.3% in the 3rd quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 155 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Lennar during the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Asset Dedication LLC raised its position in Lennar by 4,225.0% in the 3rd quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 173 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the period. 81.10% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Jeffrey Sonnenfeld sold 17,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.13, for a total value of $3,064,775.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 23,689 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,148,654.57. This represents a 42.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 9.36% of the company’s stock.

About Lennar

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Lennar Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a homebuilder primarily under the Lennar brand in the United States. It operates through Homebuilding East, Homebuilding Central, Homebuilding Texas, Homebuilding West, Financial Services, Multifamily, and Lennar Other segments. The company’s homebuilding operations include the construction and sale of single-family attached and detached homes, as well as the purchase, development, and sale of residential land; and development, construction, and management of multifamily rental properties.

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