Shareholders of D.R. Horton Inc. (NYSE: DHI) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.6% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $35 strike and collect the premium based on the $2.23 bid, which annualize

  Earnings reports were mixed overall this week. Some companies have beaten much lowered estimates while others either missed or reported in-line results. Home builder D.R. Horton (DHI) results were stronger lifting the homebuilder sector (ITB)

Home builder D.R. Horton reported sharply higher profit and revenue for its latest quarter amid a budding recovery in the U.S. housing market.

(Reuters) - D.R. Horton Inc's quarterly profit almost tripled as it sold more homes at higher prices, and the No.1 U.S. homebuilder said the spring selling season was off to a strong start, sending its shares up 7 percent before the bell.

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* Shares up 7 pct premarket (Adds details, analyst comment; updates share movement)

* Shares up 7 pct premarket (Adds details, analyst comment; updates share movement)

* Shares up 7 pct premarket (Adds details, analyst comment; updates share movement)

Shares of J.C. Penney and D.R. Horton gained in premarket action on Friday as PerkinElmer shares declined and Yahoo attracted investor attention.

NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) - D.R. Horton, Inc. : * Climbs 6 percent to $26 in premarket after Q2 results

April 26 (Reuters) - D.R. Horton Inc, the No.1 U.S.homebuilder, reported a 173 percent jump in quarterly profit andsaid the spring selling season was off to a strong start,sending its shares up 6 percent before the bell.

April 26 (Reuters) - D.R. Horton Inc, the No.1 U.S. homebuilder, reported a 173 percent jump in quarterly profit and said the spring selling season was off to a strong start, sending its shares up 6 percent before the bell.

Shares of the No.1 U.S. homebuilder jumped after it reported a 173% jump in quarterly profit and said the spring selling season was off to a strong start.

April 26 (Reuters) - D.R. Horton Inc, the No.1 U.S. homebuilder, reported a 173 percent jump in quarterly profit and said the spring selling season was off to a strong start, sending its shares up 6 percent before the bell.

April 26 (Reuters) - D.R. Horton Inc, the No.1 U.S. home builder, reported a 173 percent jump in quarterly profit and said orders for future sales rose 34 percent.

U.S. stock market futures fall on Friday as investors grow cautious ahead of an initial reading on growth, due later. Earnings from Chevron and D.R. Horton are among those due ahead of the bell.

Wall Street is high on D.R. Horton (DHI), expecting it to report earnings that are up 53.8% from a year ago when it reports its second quarter earnings on Friday, April 26, 2013. The consensus estimate is 20 cents per share, up from earnings of 13 ce

PulteGroup, D.R. Horton, and Lennar are likely to be active on Tuesday with a pair of housing data slated for release.

The most recent short interest data was released this week by the NASDAQ for the 02/15/2013 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the S&P 500 by "days to cover

The short interest in most residential construction stocks fell during the latter two weeks of January, as the rebound in housing continued.The short interest in Beazer Homes (NYSE: BZH), D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI), Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE: HOV), K.

In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example D.R. Horton Inc. (NYSE:

From economist Tom Lawler:D. R. Horton, the nation’s largest home builder, reported that net home orders in the quarter ended December 31, 2012 totaled 5,259, up 38.6% from the comparable quarter of 2012.The company’s sales cancellation rate, exp

Jan 30 - Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BB' rating to D.R. Horton, Inc.'s (NYSE: DHI) proposed offering of $400 million principal amount of senior notes due 2025 and $300 million of senior notes due...

Home builder D.R. Horton posted its strongest first quarter in six years, with profit more that doubling thanks to double-digit sales gains and order increases.

D.R. Horton reports Tuesday that its fiscal first-quarter profits leaped higher, as the homebuilder enjoyed gains in sales, closings and backlog.

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Top U.S homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc's profit more than doubled as it sold more homes at higherprices, and the company reported a 39 percent jump in orders.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- D.R. Horton Inc.said Tuesday that its fiscal first-quarter net income rose to $66.3 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, from $27.7 million, or 9 cents a share, during the same period in the prior year. A consensus view a

Jan 29 (Reuters) - D.R. Horton Inc, the biggest U.S.home builder, said net income more than doubled due to higherselling prices, and reported a 39 percent jump in orders.

By Jim Pyke:D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI) is one of the leading homebuilders in the United States. Like many residential construction stocks it was hammered during the financial crisis as its revenue plummeted over several years. However, DHI was in declin

A few comments and a table from economist Tom Lawler:D.R. Horton and Beazer Homes released their operating results for the quarter ended September 30th today.Here is a table showing some summary stats for nine large publicly-traded home builders.The

Nov 12 (Reuters) - D.R. Horton Inc, the biggest U.S.home builder, posted higher-than-expected quarterly profit asits net sales rose 21 percent, closing its most profitablefiscal year since the...

Homebuilder D.R. Horton (DHI) announced that quarterly profit was nearly triple that versus the same period last year due to increased sales and better margins.Net income was $100.1 million, or 30 cents per share, versus $35.7 million, or 11 cents pe

D R Horton Incorporated (DHI) maintained its quarterly dividend of 3.75 cents per share.The dividend is payable on December 17, 2012 to stockholders of record on December 3, 2012.

D.R. Horton's quarterly profit rose sharply as the home builder posted strong revenue in an improving housing market.

Two of the nation’s homebuilders grabbed the spotlight in the financial sector on Monday morning as both D.R. Horton And Beazer Homes reported stronger sales, but only the former managed to beat Wall Street estimates and rise.

D.R. Horton continues to see strong sales growth and expect sales to increase in 2013.Beazer is a laggard, but also expects sales to increase next year.I'll have more on the builders in a couple weeks.From RTTNews.com: D.R. Horton Q4 Profit Climbs, T

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- D.R. Horton Inc.,the Fort Worth, Texas, home builder, reported on Monday that fiscal-fourth-quarter net income nearly tripled on 21% higher revenue. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, profit reached $100.1 million, or 30 cents

U.S. stock-market futures edge higher on Monday, with a lack of data and a holiday expected to cast a little attention on Europe and a finance ministers meeting. Builders D.R. Horton and Beazer Homes are on tap for earnings.

An improving housing market has triggered the biggest rally that home-builder stocks have seen in years. But will corporate earnings from D.R. Horton and Beazer Homes justify those lofty gains?

Stocks in the home-building sector have been on a tear this year, and on Monday, builders D.R. Horton and Beazer Homes will offer their latest assessment of the U.S. market.

In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example D.R. Horton Inc. (NYSE:

Wall Street is expecting higher profit for D.R. Horton (DHI) when the company reports its fourth quarter results on Monday, November 12, 2012. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of 28 cents a share, a rise from 14 cents per share a year ago

Even in the face of lingering skepticism, homebuilders have been on a tear in 2012, muscling higher in the wake of increasingly upbeat housing data. The XHB and ITB ETFs that track builders have more than doubled since last October, and new highs are

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Several home-builder stocks were up Wednesday on news that existing-home sales for August 2012 were better than expected. PulteGroup Inc.was up 6.7%; D.R. Horton Inc.picked up 4.4%; and Lennar Corp.added almost 3%. The Nation

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of home builders PulteGroup Inc.and D.R. Hortonshot higher at the open Wednesday after the Commerce Department reported housing starts rose 2.3% to 750,000 last month. According to the report, new home constructi