PHM vs. DHI, LEN, NVR, TOL, MTH, CVCO, KBH, MHO, TPH, and BZH
Should you be buying PulteGroup stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PulteGroup include D.R. Horton (DHI), Lennar (LEN), NVR (NVR), Toll Brothers (TOL), Meritage Homes (MTH), Cavco Industries (CVCO), KB Home (KBH), M/I Homes (MHO), Tri Pointe Homes (TPH), and Beazer Homes USA (BZH). These companies are all part of the "homebuilding" industry.
PulteGroup vs.
D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) and PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and community ranking.
D.R. Horton has higher revenue and earnings than PulteGroup. PulteGroup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than D.R. Horton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
PulteGroup received 15 more outperform votes than D.R. Horton when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.41% of users gave PulteGroup an outperform vote while only 59.34% of users gave D.R. Horton an outperform vote.
D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PulteGroup has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
PulteGroup has a net margin of 17.18% compared to D.R. Horton's net margin of 12.69%. PulteGroup's return on equity of 24.43% beat D.R. Horton's return on equity.
D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. PulteGroup pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. D.R. Horton pays out 12.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PulteGroup pays out 6.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. D.R. Horton has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and PulteGroup has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. D.R. Horton is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of PulteGroup shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of D.R. Horton shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of PulteGroup shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 4 more articles in the media than PulteGroup. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for D.R. Horton and 29 mentions for PulteGroup. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat PulteGroup's score of 1.46 indicating that D.R. Horton is being referred to more favorably in the media.
D.R. Horton presently has a consensus target price of $151.15, suggesting a potential upside of 26.29%. PulteGroup has a consensus target price of $134.69, suggesting a potential upside of 35.93%. Given PulteGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PulteGroup is more favorable than D.R. Horton.
Summary
PulteGroup beats D.R. Horton on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PHM) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
