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Lennar Corporation

$LEN·$21B·Residential Construction·Consumer Cyclical
$80.37-3.8%YTD-22.0%1Y-41.3%
Price updated 12h ago·X counts updated 12h ago
LELEN
$LENLennar Corporation
$80.37-3.84%79 posts1×
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $LEN on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

79X posts · last 7 days
Aug 26Sep 8
Chatter Meter
1×
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How loud $LEN's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 55% of tracked names.

Mixed sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-07

Lennar has a fresh long-term-play buyer and is on the housing-normalization 3-5 year opportunity list. But average selling prices are now below pre-pandemic levels and Schwab shows bearish LEN unusual option activity. Housing is hurting on high rates but framed as opportunity. Split view.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $LEN — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersSelling offAI verdict · as of 2026-09-08

Falling on heavy selling — points lower unless it turns around.

US homebuilder down 41% over twelve months as rising bond yields hit mortgage rates and Q2 revenue fell 5% — Warren Buffett bought here despite the headwinds.

Lennar is one of the largest US homebuilders, focused on single-family and multi-family residential construction across four regional segments.

  • Q2 revenue $7.9B is down 5.2% year-over-year with gross margin turning slightly negative — that is unusual for a homebuilder and reflects incentive spending to move inventory into a weak affordability backdrop.
  • Operating margin still positive at 7.9% because of scale and financial-services segment offset, but Q1 gross margin at 5.9% signals real pressure at the community level.
  • Berkshire Hathaway's disclosed position (per 247wallst.com) is meaningful — Warren Buffett rarely holds homebuilders, so his conviction here is a specific bet that housing under-supply persists longer than the mortgage-rate cycle.

Stock at 11.7x earnings with a housing recession possibly ahead — if the 10-year yield stays above 4.5%, another leg down is possible; if the Federal Reserve cuts and mortgage rates ease below 6%, the rate-of-change flips fast.

What to watch: Q3 earnings September 16 (next week) — new orders, gross margin ex-incentives, and any commentary on 2027 delivery guidance. Also 10-year Treasury yield direction.

On the calendar: 2026-09-16 — Q3 2026 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

One of the largest US homebuilders constructing single-family homes across price points with an integrated financial services segment.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Residential Construction sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $LEN.

Residential Construction · Consumer Cyclical

Homebuilders are benefiting from structural housing undersupply — existing-home-sale lock-in (sellers reluctant to give up low mortgages) is driving new-construction market-share to builders. Rate buy-down incentives and AI-design-customisation tools are near-term competitive differentiators.

What this means for $LEN

Direct beneficiary — Lennar; largest US homebuilder, scale land-acquisition, rate buy-downs sustaining demand.

Top industry ETF

$ITBiShares U.S. Home Construction ETF
-5.9%YTD
-19.8%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
11.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
11.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
6.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
11.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
5.3%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Jun 11, 2026$1.24$1.240.0%
Q4 2025Mar 12, 2026$0.93$0.95-2.4%
Q3 2025Dec 16, 2025$1.93$2.21-12.7%
Q2 2025Sep 18, 2025$2.00$2.10-4.8%
Next earningsWed, Sep 16·consensus EPS $1.29

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$7.9B-5.2%-4.9%7.9%$1.23—
Q1 FY26$6.6B-13.3%5.9%3.5%$0.94$-358.5M
Q4 FY25$9.4B-5.8%8.9%7.1%$1.93$1.7B
Q3 FY25$8.8B-6.4%10.1%8.2%$2.29$-190.8M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 7 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$32.3B$31.9B – $32.5B$5.50$5.34 – $5.837
FY27$33.3B$32.4B – $34.1B$6.51$5.99 – $7.537
FY28$34.7B$31.8B – $38.5B$7.95$5.03 – $10.825

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.2.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.1%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-5.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-18.1%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 206.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.3% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.405-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDJun 128-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Lennar Corporation disclosed under Reg FD (Item 7.01) on June 12, 2026 that management posted an investor presentation on investors.lennar.com for use in ongoing investor meetings and presentations. The presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and not deemed filed for Exchange Act liability purposes. Routine investor relations disclosure — no specific financial results, guidance, or material corporate actions are described in the filing body.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 88-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Lennar Corporation (LEN) appointed Jim Parker as Chief Operating Officer, effective June 5, 2026. Parker, 56, has 30+ years of homebuilding experience, most recently as Lennar's Area President leading East operations since December 2025, and previously as Regional President from 2019-2025 (and at CalAtlantic, Ryland, and other homebuilders). In connection with his appointment, his annual cash incentive target was raised to $5,750,000. This is a senior leadership elevation within Lennar's existing bench, signaling operational continuity and succession planning rather than an external hire.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 113
AI summary

James David Grove, an Area President officer of Lennar Corp, filed a Form 3 initial statement of beneficial ownership on May 11, 2026, effective May 1, 2026. Grove directly owns 63,131 shares of Lennar Class A Common Stock and 150 shares of Class B Common Stock. This is a routine insider disclosure required upon Grove’s appointment or designation as a reporting person under Section 16(a) — administrative in nature with no impact on company operations.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 113
AI summary

James Buchanan Parker Jr., an Area President officer of Lennar Corp, filed a Form 3 initial statement of beneficial ownership on May 11, 2026, effective May 1, 2026. Parker directly owns 66,094 shares of Lennar Class A Common Stock and 231 shares of Class B Common Stock. This is a routine insider disclosure required upon Parker’s designation as a reporting person under Section 16(a) — administrative in nature with no impact on company operations.

8-KShareholder voteApr 138-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationApr 10S-3ASR
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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Lennar (LEN) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market: Important Facts to Notezacks.com·16h agoIs Lennar Corp (LEN) a Bargain After 3.8% Drop? GF Value Says Undervaluedgurufocus.com·16h agoLennar: Below Book Value Ahead Of Q3 Earningsseekingalpha.com·23h agoBond Yields Are Soaring. Why That's Bad for Homebuilder and Automaker Stocks.fool.com·5d agoHere Are Friday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Ambarella, Cal-Maine Foods, Lennar, Ormat Technologies, Paychex, PulteGroup, Shell plc, TotalEnergies, W.P. Carey, and More247wallst.com·5d ago

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