Thinking of Investing in LEN? What Our Analysts Know.

By Naomi Wentworth • Friday, August 04 14:46 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Lennar has moved 2.6% so far today on a volume of 1,108,487, compared to its average of 2,298,354. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.0%.

Lennar trades -8.87% away from its average analyst target price of $138.11 per share. The 18 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $111.0 to $161.0, and on average have given Lennar a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying LEN should be aware of the facts below:

Lennar's current price is -13.7% below its Graham number of $145.9, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Lennar has moved 50.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 10.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 14.63, Lennar has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.6 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
LEN has a forward P/E ratio of 9.3 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $13.57 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 16.22 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Lennar is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.45 compared to its sector average of 3.12
Lennar Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a homebuilder primarily under the Lennar brand in the United States.
Based in Miami, the company has 12,012 full time employees and a market cap of $35.77 Billion. Lennar currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.2%.

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