PulteGroup (PHM) Competitors

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

Is PHM or DHI 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
PulteGroup	17.18%	24.43%	16.57%
D.R. Horton	12.69%	18.48%	13.23%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PHM or DHI?

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 59.45% of users gave D.R. Horton an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PulteGroup	Outperform Votes 682 60.41%	Underperform Votes 447 39.59%
D.R. Horton	Outperform Votes 667 59.45%	Underperform Votes 455 40.55%

Is PHM or DHI a better dividend stock?

PulteGroup pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. PulteGroup pays out 6.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. D.R. Horton pays out 12.1% 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.

Do analysts rate PHM or DHI?

PulteGroup currently has a consensus target price of $134.69, suggesting a potential upside of 31.30%. D.R. Horton has a consensus target price of $151.15, suggesting a potential upside of 19.56%. Given PulteGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe PulteGroup is more favorable than D.R. Horton.

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

Does the media prefer PHM or DHI?

In the previous week, PulteGroup had 4 more articles in the media than D.R. Horton. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for PulteGroup and 36 mentions for D.R. Horton. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat PulteGroup's score of 0.61 indicating that D.R. Horton is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PulteGroup	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
D.R. Horton	18 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PHM or DHI?

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
PulteGroup	$17.89B	1.15	$3.08B	$14.18	7.23
D.R. Horton	$35.32B	1.10	$4.76B	$13.21	9.57

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

89.9% of PulteGroup shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of PulteGroup shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of D.R. Horton 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, PHM or DHI?

PulteGroup has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PulteGroup beats D.R. Horton on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.