PulteGroup (PHM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PulteGroup, Inc. is a U.S. homebuilding company that designs, constructs and sells homes for a range of buyers, including first-time, move-up and active-adult customers. Its residential offerings include single-family homes, townhomes and communities in a variety of price ranges and styles.

The company operates through several well-known brands, including Pulte, Centex, Del Webb, DiVosta and American West Homes. Its communities are located across numerous metropolitan areas and regions in the United States, with operations spanning markets in the South, Southeast, Southwest, Midwest and West.

PulteGroup also provides mortgage lending and related title services to support home purchases through its financial-services operations. The company traces its history to 1950, when William J. Pulte founded the business in Detroit, Michigan. Today, PulteGroup is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and focuses on land acquisition, community development, home construction and customer service.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $118.23 to $121.09
• 50-Day Range: $116.14 to $134.81
• 52-Week Range: $108.49 to $144.49
• Volume: 1.59 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.56 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $22.36 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.85
• Dividend Yield: 0.87%
• Price Target: $140.93
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

PulteGroup Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PulteGroup scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 129th out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

PulteGroup has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 13 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

PulteGroup has a consensus price target of $140.93, representing about 18.1% upside from its current price of $119.29.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PulteGroup has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for PulteGroup are expected to grow by 9.63% in the coming year, from $10.07 to $11.04 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PulteGroup is 12.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.82.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PulteGroup is 12.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.19.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PulteGroup has a PEG Ratio of 1.49. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PulteGroup has a P/B Ratio of 1.77. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.75% of the float of PulteGroup has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

PulteGroup has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.23.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PulteGroup has recently increased by 7.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

PulteGroup has a dividend yield of 0.87%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

PulteGroup has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of PulteGroup is 10.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, PulteGroup will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.42% next year. This indicates that PulteGroup will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.81

News Sentiment

PulteGroup has a news sentiment score of 0.81. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for PulteGroup this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for PHM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -62% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added PulteGroup to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PulteGroup insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.75% of the stock of PulteGroup is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.90% of the stock of PulteGroup is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/2 Dividend: 6/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/2 Dividend: 6/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/02/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Record date for 10/2 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/2 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Today: 9/28/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Household Durables
• Sub-Industry: Homebuilding
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PHM
• CIK: 822416
• Web: www.pultegroupinc.com
• Phone: (404) 978-6400
• Fax: 248-433-4598
• Employees: 6,506
• Year Founded: 1950

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for PulteGroup: $140.93
• High Price Target: $166.00
• Low Price Target: $116.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.79
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.79
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.85
• P/E Growth: 1.49
• Net Income: $2.22 billion
• Net Margins: 11.62%
• Pretax Margin: 15.21%
• Return on Equity: 15.21%
• Return on Assets: 10.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.14
• Current Ratio: 0.78
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.31 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.29
• Cash Flow: $12.54 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.51
• Book Value: $67.52 per share
• Price / Book: 1.77

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 187,450,000
• Free Float: 186,047,000
• Market Cap: $22.36 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.19