Lennar (LEN) Stock Analysis – A Comprehensive Overview

By Kim Brooks • Thursday, March 14 15:10 • Permanent Link

Lennar sank -7.0% today, compared to the S&P 500's day change of -1.0%. Today's losers may turn out to be tomorrow's winners, so be sure to check the stock's fundamentals before making an investment decision:

Lennar has moved 58.8% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 30.4%
LEN has an average analyst rating of buy and is -7.34% away from its mean target price of $166.16 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $13.74
Lennar has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $16.14 and its forward P/E ratio is 9.5
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.6 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Lennar is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.96 and an average P/B of 4.24
LEN has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 24.9% and gross profit margins of 0.3%
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. It also offers residential mortgage financing, title, insurance, and closing services for home buyers and others, as well as originates and sells securitization commercial mortgage loans. In addition, the company is involved in the fund investment activity. It primarily serves first-time, move-up, active adult, and luxury homebuyers. Lennar Corporation was founded in 1954 and is based in Miami, Florida.

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