Q3 EPS Estimates for PulteGroup Reduced by Seaport Res Ptn

PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for PulteGroup in a report released on Tuesday, July 22nd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst K. Zener now expects that the construction company will post earnings of $2.82 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.02. Seaport Res Ptn has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for PulteGroup's current full-year earnings is $12.32 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PulteGroup's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.76 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.10 EPS.

PHM has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on PulteGroup from $109.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Wednesday. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on PulteGroup from $161.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Barclays lowered their target price on PulteGroup from $100.00 to $98.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Oppenheimer upped their target price on PulteGroup from $132.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on PulteGroup from $121.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PulteGroup currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $134.15.

PulteGroup Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:PHM traded up $0.42 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $116.45. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,414,992 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,445,897. PulteGroup has a 1 year low of $88.07 and a 1 year high of $149.47. The firm has a market cap of $22.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.34 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $105.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $105.03.

PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The construction company reported $3.03 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.92 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $4.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.42 billion. PulteGroup had a return on equity of 21.01% and a net margin of 15.50%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.83 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PHM. Cooper Financial Group grew its holdings in shares of PulteGroup by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 6,697 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $706,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the period. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. raised its holdings in PulteGroup by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. now owns 5,062 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $520,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its holdings in shares of PulteGroup by 0.9% during the second quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 11,635 shares of the construction company's stock worth $1,227,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. boosted its position in shares of PulteGroup by 43.0% during the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 349 shares of the construction company's stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hager Investment Management Services LLC boosted its position in shares of PulteGroup by 33.3% during the 2nd quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC now owns 420 shares of the construction company's stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.90% of the company's stock.

PulteGroup Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 17th were given a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 17th. PulteGroup's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6.58%.

About PulteGroup

PulteGroup, Inc, through its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the homebuilding business in the United States. It acquires and develops land primarily for residential purposes; and constructs housing on such land. The company also offers various home designs, including single-family detached, townhomes, condominiums, and duplexes under the Centex, Pulte Homes, Del Webb, DiVosta Homes, John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, and American West brand names.