Critical Survey: D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) versus Everus (NYSE:ECG)

Everus (NYSE:ECG) and D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Everus and D.R. Horton”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Everus	$2.73 billion	1.25	$137.23 million	N/A	N/A
D.R. Horton	$36.80 billion	1.22	$4.76 billion	$14.36	9.72

D.R. Horton has higher revenue and earnings than Everus.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Everus and D.R. Horton, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Everus	0	2	2	0	2.50
D.R. Horton	2	7	7	0	2.31

Everus presently has a consensus target price of $67.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.86%. D.R. Horton has a consensus target price of $179.60, indicating a potential upside of 28.64%. Given D.R. Horton’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe D.R. Horton is more favorable than Everus.

Profitability

This table compares Everus and D.R. Horton’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Everus	N/A	N/A	N/A
D.R. Horton	12.93%	19.24%	13.68%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of D.R. Horton shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

D.R. Horton beats Everus on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Everus

Everus Construction Group is providing a full spectrum of construction services through its electrical and mechanical and transmission and distribution specialty contracting services principally in United States. Its specialty contracting services are provided to utility, transportation, commercial, industrial, institutional, renewable and other customers. Everus Construction Group is based in BISMARCK, N.D.

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. Horton, America’s Builder, Express Homes, Emerald Homes, and Freedom Homes. The company constructs and sells single-family detached homes; and attached homes, such as townhomes, duplexes, and triplexes. It also provides mortgage financing services; and title insurance policies, and examination and closing services, as well as engages in the residential lot development business. In addition, the company develops, constructs, owns, leases, and sells multi-family and single-family rental properties; and owns non-residential real estate, including ranch land and improvements. It primarily serves homebuyers. D.R. Horton, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Arlington, Texas.