PulteGroup (PHM) Competitors

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) and PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DHI or PHM?

90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of PulteGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of D.R. Horton shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of PulteGroup shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is DHI or PHM more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
D.R. Horton	12.69%	18.48%	13.23%
PulteGroup	17.18%	24.43%	16.57%

Does the media refer more to DHI or PHM?

In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 9 more articles in the media than PulteGroup. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for D.R. Horton and 12 mentions for PulteGroup. PulteGroup's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat D.R. Horton's score of 0.81 indicating that PulteGroup is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
D.R. Horton	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PulteGroup	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DHI or PHM a better dividend stock?

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 0.8%. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DHI or PHM?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
D.R. Horton	Outperform Votes 667 59.34%	Underperform Votes 457 40.66%
PulteGroup	Outperform Votes 682 60.41%	Underperform Votes 447 39.59%

Which has more risk & volatility, DHI or PHM?

D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PulteGroup has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer DHI or PHM?

D.R. Horton presently has a consensus target price of $151.15, suggesting a potential upside of 19.27%. PulteGroup has a consensus target price of $134.69, suggesting a potential upside of 28.33%. Given PulteGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PulteGroup is more favorable than D.R. Horton.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
D.R. Horton	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
PulteGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has higher earnings & valuation, DHI or PHM?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
D.R. Horton	$35.32B	1.10	$4.76B	$13.21	9.59
PulteGroup	$17.89B	1.18	$3.08B	$14.18	7.40

Summary

PulteGroup beats D.R. Horton on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.