STC vs DHI vs VLY Stock Comparison

Stewart Information Services, Horton D R and Valley National Bancorp Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DHI Horton D R Inc /De/
$152.93 +13.3% 1M +2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$42.93B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.35B
Div. yield
1.18%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
VLY Valley National Bancorp
$14.45 +12.7% 1M +32.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.99B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.15B
Div. yield
3.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Stewart Information Services leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Stewart Information Services 5, Valley National Bancorp 4, Horton D R 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTCDHIVLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.39B $42.93B $7.99B DHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.3x 14.1x 12.1x STC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.4x 14.1x 11.9x STC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.5% -3.5% +12.2% STC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 9.2% 30.8% VLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% 9.2% 17.0% VLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.3x 1.3x STC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.67% 1.18% 3.04% STC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.0% +2.6% +32.9% VLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.7%/yr +11.5%/yr +0.4%/yr DHI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 35.8% 25.1% VLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 62/100 35/100 DHI

Percentile Scorecard

STCDHIVLY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSTCDHIVLY
Valuation 76 #29 of 119 57 #10 of 22 39 #220 of 359
Growth 85 #18 of 116 75 #6 of 21 40 #205 of 340
Profitability 45 #64 of 116 61 #8 of 19 30 #239 of 343
Financial Health 39 #73 of 118 56 #9 of 19 34 #222 of 338
Shareholder Returns 29 #77 of 108 59 #8 of 18 34 #232 of 351
Overall 55 62 35
  • STC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • DHI ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • VLY ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSTCDHIVLYSPY
1 month -11.4%+13.3%+12.7% -2.3%
3 months -33.7%+4.2%-0.3% -0.7%
6 months -32.9%+6.5%+7.4% +4.8%
Year to date -34.9%+6.2%+23.7% +10.3%
1 year -33.0%+2.6%+32.9% +10.3%
3 years -2.6%+28.7%+68.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year -0.9%+8.8%+19.0% +20.1%
5 years -36.6%+72.2%+1.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year -8.7%+11.5%+0.4% +10.1%
10 years +5.5%+434.5%+50.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year +0.5%+18.3%+4.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSTCDHIVLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%35.8%25.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%31.2%23.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.870.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.920.071.31 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.6%-44.8%-56.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.7%-8.9%-4.9% -3.5%
52-week high $77.17$167.78$15.19 $779.14
52-week low $42.86$132.53$10.43 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSTCDHIVLY
P/E now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 10.9x 14.1xmedian 13.6x 12.1xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.4x 1.3xmedian 0.6x 3.7xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 7.6x 12.2xmedian 9.8x 4.7xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 8.6x 13.4xmedian 15.9x 14.3xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 0.61 -1.61median 1.94 -11.06median 1.46

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSTCDHIVLY
Revenue $3.27B $33.35B $2.15B
Gross profit $3.18B $7.54B –
Operating income $217.22M $3.81B –
Net income $149.93M $3.09B $693.56M
Free cash flow $149.97M $3.20B $558.29M
EPS (diluted) $4.37 $10.79 $1.19
Cash & equivalents $261.63M $2.13B –
Total debt $646.74M $7.11B $3.10B
Shares (diluted) 30.85M 283.00M 556.96M
Enterprise value $173.29M $33.82B $7.65B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSTCDHIVLY
P/E 10.3x 14.1x 12.1x
P/FCF 9.3x 13.4x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x 12.8x 13.9x
P/S 0.4x 1.3x 3.7x
P/B 0.8x 1.8x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.8x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x 12.2x 4.7x
EV/EBIT 8.0x 12.6x 4.9x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.4x 5.1x
EV/FCF 11.5x 15.0x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x 14.3x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 -1.61 -11.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTCDHIVLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.5% -3.5% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.1% -1.2% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.1% -12.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.5% -7.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.0% -22.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% -15.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 47.1% -22.7% 53.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.4% -14.3% 2.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.8% -17.0% 57.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.5% -8.8% -1.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.1% 15.2% 52.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.4% -0.3% -14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 25.5% 15.0% 54.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 94.1% -0.4% -12.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTCDHIVLY
Gross margin 97.5% 22.6% –
EBITDA margin 8.6% 11.8% 108.2%
Operating margin 6.6% 11.4% –
Pretax margin 5.9% 12.3% 40.0%
Net margin 4.1% 9.2% 30.8%
FCF margin 4.6% 9.6% 25.9%
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% 10.1% 26.7%
Return on equity 9.0% 12.7% 8.8%
Return on assets 4.6% 8.6% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 7.4% 9.2% 17.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.9x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTCDHIVLY
Debt / assets 19.6% 19.5% 4.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.3x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 4.3x 2.2x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 49.2% 33.2% 88.1%
Equity / assets 50.8% 66.8% 11.9%
Interest coverage 8.5x – 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTCDHIVLY
Dividend yield 4.7% 1.2% 3.0%
Net buyback yield -10.2% 6.8% 1.4%
Shareholder yield -5.6% 7.9% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.2% 16.4% 35.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 42.2% 15.8% 44.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 13.8% 6.9% 3.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 14.8% 2.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSTCDHIVLY
Forward P/E 9.4xFY2026 14.1xFY2027 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.86FY2026 $10.84FY2027 $1.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +5.9%FY2027 +22.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.7% +24.4% +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.64BFY2026 $31.48BFY2027 $2.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.6%FY2026 -4.7%FY2027 +8.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% +6.4% +20.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTCDHIVLY
Held by institutions 97.9% 85.7% 76.7%
Institutions holding 253 1,231 475
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +0.2% +3.7%
Institutions buying 139 657 251
Institutions selling 78 403 141
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.63 1.78

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

STCDHIVLY
STC 1.00 0.32 0.23
DHI 0.32 1.00 0.44
VLY 0.23 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STC, DHI and VLY?

Horton D R (DHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stewart Information Services (STC) $1.39B, Horton D R (DHI) $42.93B, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) $7.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, STC, DHI and VLY?

Stewart Information Services (STC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Stewart Information Services (STC) 10.3x, Horton D R (DHI) 14.1x, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stewart Information Services (STC) is cheapest (Stewart Information Services (STC) 9.4x, Horton D R (DHI) 14.1x, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 11.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Stewart Information Services (STC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stewart Information Services (STC) +22.5%, Horton D R (DHI) -3.5%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Valley National Bancorp (VLY) has the highest net margin (Stewart Information Services (STC) 4.1%, Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 30.8%). On return on invested capital, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) leads (Stewart Information Services (STC) 7.4%, Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 17.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valley National Bancorp (VLY) returned the most: Stewart Information Services (STC) -33.0%, Horton D R (DHI) +2.6%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) +32.9%. Over five years, Horton D R (DHI) compounded fastest (Stewart Information Services (STC) -8.7%/yr, Horton D R (DHI) +11.5%/yr, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) +0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Stewart Information Services (STC) has the highest dividend yield: Stewart Information Services (STC) 4.67%, Horton D R (DHI) 1.18%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 3.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) has been the steadiest (Stewart Information Services (STC) 35.7%, Horton D R (DHI) 35.8%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 25.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STC, DHI and VLY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Stewart Information Services (STC) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.