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After finishing at $103.07 in the prior trading day, PulteGroup Inc (NYSE: PHM) closed at $101.31, down -1.71%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.28 million shares were traded. PHM stock price reached its highest trading level at $103.24 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $101.0.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of PHM by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 15.91 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.94. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.45 and its Current Ratio is at 4.97. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.18 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.14.
UBS Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on January 08, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $154 to $148.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 13 ’25 when O’Meara Brien P. sold 3,500 shares for $106.40 per share. The transaction valued at 372,386 led to the insider holds 11,372 shares of the business.
Sheldon Todd N sold 15,191 shares of PHM for $1,617,842 on Feb 13 ’25. The EVP, Gen Counsel, Corp Sec’y now owns 74,758 shares after completing the transaction at $106.50 per share. On Feb 13 ’25, another insider, O’Meara Brien P., who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 3,500 shares for $106.40 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PHM now has a Market Capitalization of 20305260544 and an Enterprise Value of 21254998016. As of this moment, PulteGroup’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.188 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.517.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PHM is 1.30, which has changed by -0.11287218 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11936104 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PHM has reached a high of $149.47, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $88.07. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.51%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.21M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1655320 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 200.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 199.09M. Insiders hold about 0.66% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.28% stake in the company. Shares short for PHM as of 1745971200 were 6667411 with a Short Ratio of 3.02, compared to 1743379200 on 5736107. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6667411 and a Short% of Float of 4.36.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, PHM’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.84, compared to 0.84 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008149801The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.99. The current Payout Ratio is 5.58% for PHM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-18 with an ex-dividend date of 1750118400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-09-02 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 12.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.92, with high estimates of $3.13 and low estimates of $2.49.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.92 and $11.0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $11.5. EPS for the following year is $12.17, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $13.17 and $10.9.
Revenue Estimates
11 analysts predict $4.42B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.57B to a low estimate of $4.25B. As of the current estimate, PulteGroup Inc’s year-ago sales were $4.6BFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.39B. There is a high estimate of $4.59B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.24B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PHM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $17.64B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $16.86B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $17.17B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $17.95BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $17.54B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $18.64B and the low estimate is $16.63B.
