Lennar (LEN): Reassessing Valuation After Recent Share Price Pullback
Lennar (LEN) has been grinding through a mixed stretch, with the stock slipping over the past 3 months even as revenue edges higher and long term returns remain a focal point for patient investors.
See our latest analysis for Lennar.
At around $123.91, Lennar’s recent share price pullback, including a weaker 1 week share price return, contrasts with its solid multi year total shareholder returns. This suggests sentiment has cooled even as the long term housing story remains intact.
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With Lennar trading just below analyst targets but showing a sizable implied intrinsic discount, are investors overlooking value in a cyclical trough, or has the market already priced in the next leg of growth driven by housing?
Most Popular Narrative: 2.8% Undervalued
Compared with Lennar’s last close near $123.91, the most widely followed narrative pegs fair value modestly higher at about $127.50. This hints at a slight upside driven by long term fundamentals rather than a quick rebound.
The analysts have a consensus price target of $124.0 for Lennar based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of $159.0 and the most bearish reporting a price target of $95.0.
Want to see why modest revenue growth, thinner margins and a higher future earnings multiple can still justify upside from here? The full narrative lays out a path for earnings power, buybacks and valuation re rating, all filtered through a specific discount rate that could change how you see Lennar’s next decade.
Result: Fair Value of $127.5 (UNDERVALUED)
Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.
However, higher-for-longer mortgage rates and persistent margin pressure from incentives could easily derail the slow and steady upside case embedded in this narrative.
Find out about the key risks to this Lennar narrative.
Build Your Own Lennar Narrative
If you see Lennar’s story differently or want to stress test the assumptions yourself, you can build a full narrative in minutes: Do it your way.
A great starting point for your Lennar research is our analysis highlighting 2 key rewards and 3 important warning signs that could impact your investment decision.
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