PulteGroup (PHM) Competitors $120.60 -0.26 (-0.21%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$120.47 -0.13 (-0.11%) As of 10/24/2025 08:00 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 PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM) and Dream Finders Homes (NASDAQ:DFH) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and institutional ownership. Is PHM or DFH more profitable? PulteGroup has a net margin of 14.93% 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 PulteGroup14.93% 19.58% 13.91% Dream Finders Homes 7.65%30.18%10.63% Do insiders and institutionals believe in PHM or DFH? 89.9% of PulteGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of Dream Finders Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of PulteGroup shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 68.2% of Dream Finders Homes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, PHM or DFH? PulteGroup has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dream Finders Homes has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, PHM or DFH? 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 RatioPulteGroup$17.62B1.33$3.08B$12.999.28Dream Finders Homes$4.71B0.46$295.90M$3.097.54 Does the media prefer PHM or DFH? In the previous week, PulteGroup had 50 more articles in the media than Dream Finders Homes. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for PulteGroup and 4 mentions for Dream Finders Homes. Dream Finders Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat PulteGroup's score of 0.55 indicating that Dream Finders Homes is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PulteGroup 19 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dream Finders Homes 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend PHM or DFH? PulteGroup presently has a consensus price target of $133.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.83%. Dream Finders Homes has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.56%. Given Dream Finders Homes' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dream Finders Homes is more favorable than PulteGroup.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PulteGroup 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Dream Finders Homes 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 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$23.56B$10.04B$9.63B$21.99BDividend Yield0.73%2.31%1.76%3.57%P/E Ratio9.287.9116.6333.34Price / Sales1.330.9598.2293.03Price / Cash8.507.5415.5224.54Price / Book1.831.464.754.66Net Income$3.08B$1.21B$618.81M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.96%-0.83%1.04%2.22%1 Month Performance-6.28%-4.36%0.36%2.07%1 Year Performance-8.96%-16.56%110.58%14.05% PulteGroup Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PHMPulteGroup4.8211 of 5 stars$120.60-0.2%$133.67+10.8%-11.2%$23.56B$17.62B9.286,793Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDFHDream Finders Homes2.1564 of 5 stars$23.35-0.4%$26.00+11.3%-28.4%$2.17B$4.71B7.631,210DHID.R. Horton4.4147 of 5 stars$152.32+0.5%$156.54+2.8%-13.4%$45.41B$36.80B12.2214,766Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastKBHKB Home3.7375 of 5 stars$57.92+0.4%$64.36+11.1%-19.9%$3.75B$6.93B7.672,384LENLennar4.2366 of 5 stars$117.94-0.7%$121.75+3.2%-27.4%$30.08B$34.77B11.6513,265MTHMeritage Homes4.7035 of 5 stars$66.72+0.3%$84.86+27.2%-23.0%$4.75B$6.22B6.001,898Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNVRNVR3.8229 of 5 stars$7,571.13+1.6%$8,250.00+9.0%-21.4%$21.73B$10.60B15.987,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOCOwens Corning4.7891 of 5 stars$125.16-1.0%$178.31+42.5%-30.3%$10.47B$11.74B32.5125,000Positive NewsTMHCTaylor Morrison Home4.4625 of 5 stars$60.59-1.2%$77.13+27.3%-11.8%$6.08B$8.40B7.003,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTOLToll Brothers4.6302 of 5 stars$127.51+0.2%$149.43+17.2%-8.4%$12.29B$10.88B9.374,900Analyst ForecastURIUnited Rentals4.6003 of 5 stars$974.44+2.6%$956.13-1.9%+10.8%$62.70B$15.75B25.2027,900Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst Forecast 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 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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