Lennar (LEN.B) Competitors

Lennar (NYSE:LEN) and Lennar (NYSE:LEN.B) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor LEN or LEN.B?

In the previous week, Lennar had 9 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Lennar and 2 mentions for Lennar. Lennar's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Lennar's score of 0.00 indicating that Lennar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lennar	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lennar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is LEN or LEN.B a better dividend stock?

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Lennar pays out 14.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennar pays out 14.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lennar has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LEN or LEN.B?

Lennar received 778 more outperform votes than Lennar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.33% of users gave Lennar an outperform vote while only 56.49% of users gave Lennar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lennar	Outperform Votes 865 68.33%	Underperform Votes 401 31.67%
Lennar	Outperform Votes 87 56.49%	Underperform Votes 67 43.51%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LEN or LEN.B?

81.1% of Lennar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of Lennar shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Lennar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Lennar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, LEN or LEN.B?

Lennar has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennar has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LEN or LEN.B?

Lennar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lennar	$34.23B	1.33	$3.94B	$14.27	11.43
Lennar	$34.23B	1.23	$3.94B	$14.27	10.63

Is LEN or LEN.B more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lennar	11.59%	15.90%	10.89%
Lennar	11.59%	15.90%	10.89%

Do analysts prefer LEN or LEN.B?

Lennar presently has a consensus price target of $163.88, suggesting a potential downside of 0.17%. Given Lennar's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lennar is more favorable than Lennar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lennar	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47
Lennar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Lennar beats Lennar on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.