Lennar (LEN) Reports Q3 Earnings and Revenues Below Expectations
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Sep 19 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
Earnings Performance: Lennar (LEN) reported quarterly earnings of $2 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.12, and showing a significant decline from $3.9 per share a year ago. The company also posted revenues of $8.81 billion, falling short of expectations and down from $9.42 billion year-over-year.
Market Outlook: Despite underperforming the market with a 2.5% loss since the beginning of the year, Lennar's future stock performance will depend on management's commentary and earnings estimate revisions. The current Zacks Rank for Lennar is #3 (Hold), indicating expected performance in line with the market.
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Analyst Views on LEN
Wall Street analysts forecast LEN stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for LEN is 101.18 USD with a low forecast of 80.00 USD and a high forecast of 122.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
13 Analyst Rating
0 Buy
7 Hold
6 Sell
Moderate Sell
Current: 111.230
Low
80.00
Averages
101.18
High
122.00
Current: 111.230
Low
80.00
Averages
101.18
High
122.00
About LEN
Lennar Corporation is a homebuilder and an originator of residential and commercial mortgage loans. The Company is also a provider of title insurance and closing services, and a developer of multifamily rental properties. The Company's segments include Homebuilding East, Homebuilding Central, Homebuilding Texas, Homebuilding West, Financial Services, Multifamily, and Lennar others. Its Homebuilding segments primarily include the construction and sale of single-family attached and detached homes, as well as the purchase, development and sale of residential land directly and through its unconsolidated entities. The Company's Financial Services segment primarily provides mortgage financing, title and closing services primarily for buyers of its homes, as well as property and casualty insurance. The Company’s Multifamily segment is involved in the development, construction and property management of multifamily rental properties. its Lennar Other segment includes fund investments.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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