PHM vs. DHI, LEN, NVR, TOL, MTH, KBH, MHO, TPH, CVCO, and HOV
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), KB Home (KBH), M/I Homes (MHO), Tri Pointe Homes (TPH), Cavco Industries (CVCO), and Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV). These companies are all part of the "homebuilding" industry.
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 businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, PulteGroup had 26 more articles in the media than D.R. Horton. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for PulteGroup and 35 mentions for D.R. Horton. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat PulteGroup's score of 0.73 indicating that PulteGroup is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. PulteGroup pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. D.R. Horton pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PulteGroup pays out 6.4% 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 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.
D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PulteGroup has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.
PulteGroup has a net margin of 16.75% compared to PulteGroup's net margin of 13.36%. D.R. Horton's return on equity of 25.67% beat PulteGroup's return on equity.
D.R. Horton presently has a consensus price target of $175.60, suggesting a potential downside of 0.79%. PulteGroup has a consensus price target of $133.14, suggesting a potential upside of 2.40%. Given D.R. Horton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PulteGroup is more favorable than D.R. Horton.
90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of PulteGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of D.R. Horton shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of PulteGroup shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
PulteGroup received 15 more outperform votes than D.R. Horton when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.92% of users gave PulteGroup an outperform vote while only 60.15% of users gave D.R. Horton an outperform vote.
Summary
PulteGroup beats D.R. Horton on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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