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Best Construction Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top construction stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best construction stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best construction stocks to buy right now are:

Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG) is the #1 top construction stock out of 24 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 8 points higher than the construction industry average of 34.

ECG passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals.

Everus Construction Group has an average 1 year price target of $67.50, an upside of 73.75% from Everus Construction Group's current stock price of $38.85.

Everus Construction Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Everus Construction Group, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO) is the #2 top construction stock out of 24 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 5 points higher than the construction industry average of 34.

MHO passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. M/I Homes has seen its stock lose -4.68% over the past year, overperforming other construction stocks by 2 percentage points.

M/I Homes has an average 1 year price target of $168.00, an upside of 58.21% from M/I Homes's current stock price of $106.19.

M/I Homes stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering M/I Homes, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Legacy Housing (NASDAQ:LEGH) is the #3 top construction stock out of 24 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Legacy Housing (NASDAQ:LEGH) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Legacy Housing (NASDAQ:LEGH) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 1 points higher than the construction industry average of 34.

LEGH passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Legacy Housing has seen its stock return 22.4% over the past year, overperforming other construction stocks by 29 percentage points.

Out of 8 construction stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 construction stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Installed Building Products (NYSE:IBP) has an annual dividend yield of 1.97%, which is the same as the construction industry average of 1.47%. Installed Building Products's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Installed Building Products's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Installed Building Products's dividend payout ratio of 32.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Kb Home (NYSE:KBH) has an annual dividend yield of 1.94%, which is the same as the construction industry average of 1.47%. Kb Home's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Kb Home's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kb Home's dividend payout ratio of 11.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Lennar (NYSE:LEN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.91%, which is the same as the construction industry average of 1.47%. Lennar's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Lennar's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Lennar's dividend payout ratio of 14.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Construction stocks were up 2.1% in the last day, and up 2.34% over the last week. Horton D R was the among the top gainers in the residential construction industry, gaining 3.16% yesterday.

D.R. Horton shares are trading higher. The company reported Q2 financial results.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued construction stocks right now are:

United Homes Group (NASDAQ:UHG) is the most undervalued construction stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

United Homes Group has a valuation score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the construction industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

United Homes Group's stock has dropped -67.29% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the construction industry by -61 percentage points.

Taylor Morrison Home (NYSE:TMHC) is the second most undervalued construction stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Taylor Morrison Home has a valuation score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the construction industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Taylor Morrison Home's stock has gained 4.91% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the construction industry by 12 percentage points.

M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO) is the third most undervalued construction stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

M/I Homes has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the construction industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

M/I Homes's stock has dropped -4.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the construction industry by 2 percentage points.

50% of construction stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect construction stocks to rise by 30.91% over the next year.

0% of construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.39% of construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 78.26% are rated C (Hold), 4.35% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).