Yahoo Finance • 13 days ago

Berkshire Buys Lennar Stock; Its Clayton Homes Unit Could Be Worth $25 Billion

Berkshire Hathaway has raised its stake in Lennar to 11%. Its Clayton Homes unit shows how substantial its housing business has become. Continue Reading... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 19 days ago

Berkshire buys $212 million of tumbling housing stock

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has bought roughly $212.4 million worth of Lennar (LEN) shares across three trading days in September, right after the homebuilder posted one of its weakest quarters in years. The purchases took place b... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 20 days ago

Berkshire Hathaway Doubles Down on Housing Stock

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Lennar (NYSE:LEN) shares rose after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed another $212.4 million purchase of the homebuilder, deepening a housing-sector bet that now sits against a much tougher operating b... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 21 days ago

What Happens To Lennar Stock If Its Home Sales Keep Slowing?

Image from Pixabay Lennar (LEN) stock has lost about 41% over the past year, and on September 18 it closed at the bottom of its 52-week range. The bigger risk sits inside the business. Its plan to rebuild profit depends on selling homes a... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 26 days ago

D.R. Horton (DHI) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know

In the latest trading session, D.R. Horton (DHI) closed at $138.32, marking a -1.34% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.45%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 1.21%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 26 days ago

Meritage Homes Likely to Increase Homebuyer Incentives Amid High Mortgage Rates, Truist Says

Meritage Homes (MTH) and other homebuilders will likely need to increase buyer incentives amid eleva PREMIUM Upgrade to read this MT Newswires article and get so much more. A Silver or Gold subscription plan is required to access premiu... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Global HVAC Market Research Report 2026-2031

Company Logo The global HVAC market was valued at USD 215 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 292.20 billion by 2031, growing at a 5.25% CAGR. Air conditioning led with a 45% share, while heat pumps captured around 40% of heatin... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

D.R. Horton (DHI) Dips More Than Broader Market: What You Should Know

D.R. Horton (DHI) closed the most recent trading day at $135.57, moving -2.42% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.59%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.6%, and the technology-dominat... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

‘I Am the House Now,’ Bessent Warns — But Bond Traders Keep Raising Yields Anyway

Quick Read NVIDIA's $279 billion in supply obligations and Microsoft's $116 billion capex are pulling investor dollars from Treasuries, driving 30-year yields to 5.28%. D.R. Horton's cancellation rate jumped to 20% as 6.5% mortgage rates... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Buffett’s successor says Americans are ‘struggling’ after $6.8B housing bet. Turn the ‘bumpy road’ into real wealth now

Daniel Zuchnik/ Getty Images; CNBC Television/ YouTube Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel sees the pain spreading through America's housing... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Bond Yields Are Soaring. Why That's Bad for Homebuilder and Automaker Stocks.

Most investors have heard by now that yields on government bonds are soaring. It's been on the front page of every newspaper. Yields are rising as bond investors around the world are selling many of their longer-maturity bonds -- like tho... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Why D.R. Horton (DHI) Outpaced the Stock Market Today

D.R. Horton (DHI) closed at $144.41 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.51% move from the prior day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.06%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 1.18%, and the technology-dominated... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Warren Buffett and Greg Abel Are Bullish on 4 Contrarian Stocks That All Pay Dividends

Quick Read Warren Buffett and Greg Abel deployed Q2 cash into four contrarian, dividend-paying stocks across airlines, homebuilders, and legacy retail. Berkshire doubled its Macy's stake and boosted Delta Air Lines holdings by 44%, collec... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Berkshire Bought a Homebuilder the Same Month JPMorgan Committed $750 Billion to Housing

Is the housing market going to make a rebound? Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA)(NYSE: BRKB) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) think so. Both of them recently made significant investments in the housing industry, which means that companies with... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Toll Brothers Grew Its Earnings Per Share Without Growing Earnings

Photo by Pexels on Pixabay A luxury builder in a soft market has bought back enough stock to outrun three years of shrinking profits, and the question is what happens when land competes for the same cash. Toll Brothers (TOL) has gained 7... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Berkshire Hathaway Bought $10 Billion of Alphabet Straight From the Company, Bypassing the Open Market

Former Warren Buffett watchers are now following CEO Greg Abel's moves as he leads Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA)(NYSE: BRKB) into a new era. So far, the playbook hasn't changed too much, although Abel is definitely making his own stamp o... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Greg Abel Just Spent $23.5 Billion on 9 Stocks for Berkshire Hathaway. Here's the Best of the Bunch.

Warren Buffett officially handed over the reins of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB) to Greg Abel at the start of the year. He still acts as chairman, however, and he holds tremendous influence on Abel's capital allocation decis... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Is Buying These 2 Homebuilding Stocks. Housing Market Recovery Coming?

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, which is now run by Greg Abel, revealed in its latest 13F filing that the fund bought a new stake in D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI), worth about $580,000. The fund also increased its stake in fellow homebuilder... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Did Berkshire Hathaway’s $6.8 Billion Bet Misjudge the Housing Market — Again?

Quick Read Abel turned Berkshire into a net buyer of $19.8 billion in Q2, headlined by a $6.8 billion Taylor Morrison acquisition alongside new D.R. Horton shares. Berkshire bought and sold its entire D.R. Horton position within months in... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

3 Reasons to Sell DHI and 1 Stock to Buy Instead

3 Reasons to Sell DHI and 1 Stock to Buy Instead Over the past six months, D.R. Horton's shares (currently trading at $148.52) have posted a disappointing 11.2% loss, well below the S&P 500's 13.1% gain. This was partly due to its softer... Full story