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Crest Nicholson Holdings vs DR Horton: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Crest Nicholson Holdings (CRST) and DR Horton (DHI) compare, as of Sep 25, 2026.

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees DR Horton as the more attractively valued of the two: Crest Nicholson Holdings trades at £0.58 versus a fair value of £0.19 (-67%), while DR Horton trades at $140 versus $238 (+70%).
Crest Nicholson Holdings
CRST.LSE · GBX · Consumer Discretionary
-67%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price£0.58
Fair Value£0.19
Quality57/100
DR Horton
DHI · USD · Consumer Discretionary
+70%
upside to fair value
undervalued
Price$140
Fair Value$238
Quality65/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Crest Nicholson HoldingsDR Horton
Valuation
57.0×P/E (TTM)13.2×
0.37×P/S (TTM)1.30×
0.31×P/B1.80×
5.0×EV/EBITDA10.9×
n/aPEG1.25×
−67.4%Fair value upside+69.9%
5.4%Dividend yield1.2%
£0.03Dividend per share$1.70
Profitability
5%Operating margin11%
n/aEBIT margin trend (5Y)0.89×
0%Return on equity13%
1%Return on assets7%
Growth
0%Revenue growth (YoY)-2%
-12.6%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)0.8%
-2.1%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)11.0%
−13.5%Value creation/yr+14.3%
Balance & size
2.4×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)32.8×
0.09×Debt / equity0.25×
$225MMarket cap$43B
weakGrowth qualitymixed

DR Horton leads: 5 to 9 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Crest Nicholson Holdingsof which business quality 54 · market factors 9 DR Hortonof which business quality 65 · market factors 32
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
17
57
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
73
18
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
40
55
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
51
83
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
100
80
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
18
44
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
8
31
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
1
19
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
82
100

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyCrest Nicholson HoldingsPrice £0.58DR HortonPrice $140
DCF Modelsn/a+99%above the price$278
Earnings-Based+6%close to the price£0.62+29%above the price$181
Dividend Discount-66%below the price£0.20-78%below the price$30.70
Multiples+80%above the price£1.05+41%above the price$198
Asset-Based+221%above the price£1.87-59%below the price$57.15
Growth DCFn/a+73%above the price$242
Economic Profit+131%above the price£1.35-3%close to the price$136
Growth Earnings-76%below the price£0.14+95%above the price$273
Minimum-76%below the price£0.14-78%below the price$30.70
Maximum+221%above the price£1.87+99%above the price$278
Median+43%above the price£0.83+35%above the price$189
Geometric mean+2%close to the price£0.59+1%close to the price$141

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Crest Nicholson Holdings: 7 of 14 models see the stock below the current price.

DR Horton: 6 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Crest Nicholson Holdings
Price £0.58
Fair Value £0.19
Bear £0.15Bull £0.24
DR Horton
Price $140
Fair Value $238
Bear $132Bull $355

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Crest Nicholson Holdings · Consumer Discretionary

Quality score57 · above median
Fair value upside-67% · bottom 25%

DR Horton · Consumer Discretionary

Quality score65 · Top 25%
Fair value upside+70% · Top 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees DR Horton as the more attractively valued of the two: Crest Nicholson Holdings trades at £0.58 versus a fair value of £0.19 (-67%), while DR Horton trades at $140 versus $238 (+70%).

DR Horton has the higher quality score (65/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.