Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC Purchases Shares of 11,000 Lennar Corporation $LEN

Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LENFree Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 11,000 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,131,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of LEN. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new stake in Lennar in the third quarter worth $25,000. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Lennar during the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. High Point Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Lennar in the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Lennar in the 4th quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Lennar during the 4th quarter valued at about $45,000. 81.10% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Lennar News

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on LEN. Seaport Research Partners reissued a “sell” rating and issued a $74.00 target price (down from $140.00) on shares of Lennar in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Citigroup reduced their price target on Lennar from $113.00 to $104.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Evercore decreased their price objective on Lennar from $89.00 to $82.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 13th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Lennar from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Lennar from $122.00 to $107.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and ten have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $96.44.

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Lennar Stock Down 0.3%

LEN stock opened at $90.03 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $89.38 and a 200 day moving average of $103.22. The firm has a market cap of $22.24 billion, a PE ratio of 14.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.39. Lennar Corporation has a twelve month low of $81.18 and a twelve month high of $144.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 4.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

Lennar (NYSE:LENGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, June 11th. The construction company reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.07. Lennar had a return on equity of 7.08% and a net margin of 4.93%.The business had revenue of $7.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.08 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that Lennar Corporation will post 5.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Lennar Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 22nd were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 22nd. Lennar’s dividend payout ratio is 31.30%.

About Lennar

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Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN) is a U.S.-based homebuilder and real estate company that designs, constructs and sells residential housing. The company offers a range of product types including single-family detached homes, townhomes and condominiums, serving buyers from entry-level and first-time purchasers to move-up, active-adult and luxury segments. Lennar also develops master-planned communities and manages land acquisition and entitlement activities that support its homebuilding operations.

In addition to home construction and sales, Lennar provides a suite of ancillary services intended to streamline the purchase process and capture additional value.

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