PulteGroup (PHM) Competitors $131.53 +0.50 (+0.38%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$131.47 -0.06 (-0.04%) As of 07:33 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PHM vs. DFH, DHI, KBH, LEN, MTH, NVR, OC, TMHC, TOL, and URIShould you be buying PulteGroup stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PulteGroup include Dream Finders Homes (DFH), D.R. Horton (DHI), KB Home (KBH), Lennar (LEN), Meritage Homes (MTH), NVR (NVR), Owens Corning (OC), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), Toll Brothers (TOL), and United Rentals (URI). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector. PulteGroup vs. Its Competitors Dream Finders Homes D.R. Horton KB Home Lennar Meritage Homes NVR Owens Corning Taylor Morrison Home Toll Brothers United Rentals Dream Finders Homes (NASDAQ:DFH) and PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor DFH or PHM? In the previous week, PulteGroup had 17 more articles in the media than Dream Finders Homes. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for PulteGroup and 8 mentions for Dream Finders Homes. Dream Finders Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat PulteGroup's score of 1.33 indicating that Dream Finders Homes is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dream Finders Homes 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive PulteGroup 22 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DFH or PHM? 95.6% of Dream Finders Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of PulteGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 68.2% of Dream Finders Homes shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of PulteGroup shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate DFH or PHM? Dream Finders Homes currently has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.07%. PulteGroup has a consensus price target of $135.31, indicating a potential upside of 2.87%. Given Dream Finders Homes' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Dream Finders Homes is more favorable than PulteGroup.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dream Finders Homes 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00PulteGroup 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79 Is DFH or PHM more profitable? PulteGroup has a net margin of 15.50% compared to Dream Finders Homes' net margin of 7.65%. Dream Finders Homes' return on equity of 30.18% beat PulteGroup's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dream Finders Homes7.65% 30.18% 10.63% PulteGroup 15.50%21.01%14.73% Which has better valuation & earnings, DFH or PHM? PulteGroup has higher revenue and earnings than Dream Finders Homes. Dream Finders Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PulteGroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDream Finders Homes$4.71B0.55$295.90M$3.099.02PulteGroup$17.95B1.45$3.08B$13.389.83 Which has more volatility and risk, DFH or PHM? Dream Finders Homes has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PulteGroup has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPulteGroup beats Dream Finders Homes on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PulteGroup News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PHM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PHM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPulteGroupBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$25.95B$10.62B$9.43B$21.29BDividend Yield0.67%2.68%1.86%3.53%P/E Ratio9.838.1216.3029.36Price / Sales1.451.01117.9674.71Price / Cash9.227.8615.3923.64Price / Book2.061.554.995.38Net Income$3.08B$1.21B$618.69M$996.59M7 Day Performance5.11%2.75%5.13%3.12%1 Month Performance12.49%4.76%6.15%2.97%1 Year Performance0.32%-8.32%101.80%12.83% PulteGroup Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PHMPulteGroup4.8879 of 5 stars$131.53+0.4%$135.31+2.9%-0.4%$25.95B$17.95B9.836,793Positive NewsDFHDream Finders Homes1.5511 of 5 stars$28.05+0.2%$29.00+3.4%-15.1%$2.61B$4.71B9.171,210Positive NewsInsider TradeDHID.R. Horton4.6597 of 5 stars$165.26-0.2%$153.23-7.3%-10.7%$49.27B$36.80B13.2514,766Positive NewsKBHKB Home4.3919 of 5 stars$62.18-1.1%$66.14+6.4%-24.4%$4.23B$6.93B8.242,384Positive NewsLENLennar4.4128 of 5 stars$131.43-0.4%$128.85-2.0%-26.9%$34.04B$35.44B10.8713,265Positive NewsMTHMeritage Homes4.3863 of 5 stars$77.21+0.3%$87.71+13.6%-21.8%$5.49B$6.40B6.941,898Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementNVRNVR3.6331 of 5 stars$8,155.46-1.0%$8,783.33+7.7%-11.6%$23.41B$10.29B17.217,000News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeOCOwens Corning4.6253 of 5 stars$149.83-0.3%$184.60+23.2%-8.4%$12.53B$10.98B38.9225,000Positive NewsTMHCTaylor Morrison Home3.5731 of 5 stars$68.09+0.2%$76.88+12.9%+0.3%$6.83B$8.17B7.863,000News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeTOLToll Brothers4.7782 of 5 stars$131.31+0.6%$142.23+8.3%-4.0%$12.89B$10.85B9.744,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionURIUnited Rentals4.4907 of 5 stars$914.76+0.6%$834.64-8.8%+29.1%$58.86B$15.35B23.6627,900News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DFH Alternatives DHI Alternatives KBH Alternatives LEN Alternatives MTH Alternatives NVR Alternatives OC Alternatives TMHC Alternatives TOL Alternatives URI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PHM) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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