Is PulteGroup Stock a Good Investment?

PulteGroup Investment Advice

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To provide specific investment advice or recommendations on PulteGroup stock, we recommend investors consider the following general factors when evaluating PulteGroup. This will help you to make an informed decision on whether to include PulteGroup in one of your diversified portfolios:

Examine PulteGroup's financial health by looking at its balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. Analyze key financial ratios, such as Price-to-Earnings (P/E), Price-to-Sales (P/S), and Price-to-Book (P/B), to determine whether the stock is fairly valued or over/undervalued.
Research PulteGroup's leadership team and their track record. Good management can help PulteGroup navigate difficult times and make strategic decisions that benefit shareholders and increases its net worth.
Consider the overall health of the Household Durables space and any emerging trends that could impact PulteGroup's business and its evolving consumer preferences.
Compare PulteGroup's performance and market position to its competitors. Analyze how PulteGroup is positioned in terms of product offerings, innovation, and market share.
Check if PulteGroup pays a dividend and its dividend yield and payout ratio.
Review what financial analysts are saying about PulteGroup's stock and their price targets. However, remember that analysts' opinions can vary, and their predictions may not always be accurate.

It's important to note that investing in PulteGroup stock, carries risks, and you should carefully consider your investment goals and risk tolerance before making any investment decisions. Also, remember that it's important for investors to have a long-term perspective and a well-diversified portfolio to manage the impact of stock market volatility on their investments. Below is a detailed guide on how to decide if PulteGroup is a good investment.

Sell

Buy

Strong Hold

Macroaxis provides advice on PulteGroup to complement and cross-verify current analyst consensus on PulteGroup. Our recommendation engine determines the firm's potential to grow exclusively from the perspective of an investor's current risk tolerance and investing horizon. To make sure PulteGroup is not overpriced, please check all PulteGroup fundamentals, including its book value per share, retained earnings, and the relationship between the cash and equivalents and target price . Given that PulteGroup has a price to earning of 7.99 X, we recommend you to check out PulteGroup market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your recent risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Market Performance	Very Weak	Details
Volatility	Very steady	Details
Hype Condition	Stale	Details
Current Valuation	Fairly Valued	Details
Odds Of Distress	Low	Details
Economic Sensitivity	Almost mirrors the market	Details
Investor Sentiment	Alarmed	Details
Analyst Consensus	Buy	Details
Financial Leverage	Not Rated	Details
Reporting Quality (M-Score)	Unavailable	Details

Examine PulteGroup Stock

Researching PulteGroup's stock involves analyzing various aspects of the company and its industry to make an informed investment decision. The key areas to focus on are fundamentals, business model and competitive advantage. It is also important to analyze trends in revenue, net income, and cash flow, as well as key financial ratios, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and debt-to-equity (D/E). About 95.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has price-to-book ratio of 1.72. Typically companies with comparable Price to Book (P/B) are able to outperform the market in the long run. PulteGroup has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.28. The entity recorded earning per share (EPS) of 14.69. The firm last dividend was issued on the 18th of March 2025. PulteGroup had 2:1 split on the 2nd of September 2005.

To determine if PulteGroup is a good investment, evaluating the company's potential for future growth is also very important. This may include expanding into new markets, launching new products or services, or improving operational efficiency. Companies with strong growth prospects can be more attractive investments. This aspect of the research should be conducted in the context of the overall market and industry in which the company operates and should include an analysis of growth potential, competitive landscape, and any regulatory or economic factors that could impact the business. Some of the essential points regarding PulteGroup's research are outlined below:

	PulteGroup generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
	PulteGroup is unlikely to experience financial distress in the next 2 years
	Over 95.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors
	Latest headline from thelincolnianonline.com: PulteGroup, Inc. Stake Cut by GLOBALT Investments LLC GA

PulteGroup Quarterly Cost Of Revenue

3.57 Billion

PulteGroup uses earnings reports to provide investors with an update of all three financial statements, including the income statement, the balance sheet, and the cash flow statement. Therefore, it is also crucial when considering investing in PulteGroup. Every quarterly earnings report provides investors with an overview of sales, expenses, and net income for the most recent period. It also may provide a comparison to PulteGroup's previous reporting period. The quarterly earnings reports are usually disseminated to the public via Form 10-Q, which is a legal document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission every quarter.

	30th of January 2024 Upcoming Quarterly Report	View
	23rd of April 2024 Next Financial Report	View
	31st of December 2023 Next Fiscal Quarter End	View
	30th of January 2024 Next Fiscal Year End	View
	30th of September 2023 Last Quarter Report	View
	31st of December 2022 Last Financial Announcement	View

Earnings surprises can significantly impact PulteGroup's stock price both in the short term and over time. Negative earnings surprises usually result in a price decline. However, it has been seen that positive earnings surprises lead to an immediate rise in a stock's price and a gradual increase over time. This is why we often hear news about some companies beating earning projections. Financial analysts spend a large amount of time predicting earnings per share (EPS) along with other important future indicators. Many analysts use forecasting models, management guidance, and additional fundamental information to derive an EPS estimate. Below are the table of largest EPS Surprises PulteGroup's investors have experienced.

Reported	Fiscal Date	Estimated EPS	Reported EPS	Surprise
1996-07-23	1996-06-30	0.07	0.08	0.01	14
2007-01-31	2006-12-31	-0.01	-0.03	-0.02	200
1997-01-23	1996-12-31	0.12	0.14	0.02	16
2012-02-02	2011-12-31	0.07	0.04	-0.03	42
2011-04-28	2011-03-31	-0.13	-0.1	0.03	23
1999-10-26	1999-09-30	0.24	0.27	0.03	12
1998-04-23	1998-03-31	0.03	0.06	0.03	100
2016-04-21	2016-03-31	0.2	0.24	0.04	20

PulteGroup Target Price Consensus

PulteGroup target price is determined by taking all analyst projections and averaging them out. There is no one specific way to measure analysts' performance other than comparing it to past results via a very sophisticated attribution analysis. PulteGroup's target price projections below should be used in combination with other traditional price prediction techniques such as stock price forecasting, investor sentiment analysis, technical analysis, earnings estimate, and various momentum models.

Buy

Most PulteGroup analysts issue ratings four times a year, at intervals of three months. Ratings are usually accompanied by a target price to help potential investors understand PulteGroup stock's fair price compared to its market value. Analysts arrive at stock ratings after researching the public financial statements of PulteGroup, talking to its executives and customers, or listening to those companies' conference calls.

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PulteGroup Target Price Projection

PulteGroup's current and average target prices are 105.34 and 144.36, respectively. The current price of PulteGroup is the price at which PulteGroup is currently trading. On the other hand, PulteGroup's target price is what analysts think the stock is worth or could sell for in the future. The more significant the discrepancy between the two prices, the more it stimulates investors to act.

Current Price

PulteGroup Market Quote on 20th of March 2025

Low Price	104.71	Odds
High Price	107.5	Odds

105.34 Target Price

Analyst Consensus On PulteGroup Target Price

Low Estimate	131.37	Odds
High Estimate	160.24	Odds

144.3572

Historical

Lowest Forecast 131.37

Target Price 144.36

Highest Forecast 160.24

Note that most analysts generally publish their price targets in research reports on specific companies, along with recommendations for the company's stock.Although price targets are often quoted in the financial news media, there could be a delay between the publication of the latest analyst outlook on PulteGroup and the information provided on this page.

PulteGroup Analyst Ratings

PulteGroup's analyst stock recommendations are determined by taking an average estimate of all analysts we track and classifying them as Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Strong Sell, or Sell. Ratings generally communicate what analysts sense about PulteGroup stock, and they use a lot of effort and time to analyze it and arrive at a rating. That suggests that analyst recommendations are the outcome of an objective and thorough examination of PulteGroup's financials, market performance, and future outlook by experienced professionals. PulteGroup's historical ratings below, therefore, can serve as a valuable tool for investors.

Know PulteGroup's Top Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as PulteGroup is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading PulteGroup backward and forwards among themselves. PulteGroup's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase PulteGroup's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.

		Shares
Amvescap Plc.	2024-12-31	2.9 M
Jpmorgan Chase & Co	2024-12-31	2.5 M
Northern Trust Corp	2024-12-31	2.4 M
Ameriprise Financial Inc	2024-12-31	2.3 M
Ubs Asset Mgmt Americas Inc	2024-12-31	2 M
Deutsche Bank Ag	2024-12-31	1.9 M
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	2024-12-31	1.6 M
Amundi	2024-12-31	1.6 M
Legal & General Group Plc	2024-12-31	1.5 M
Vanguard Group Inc	2024-12-31	23.7 M
Blackrock Inc	2024-12-31	22.3 M

Note, although PulteGroup's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

PulteGroup's market capitalization trends

The company currently falls under 'Large-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 21.19 B.

Market Cap

21.6 Billion

PulteGroup's profitablity analysis

	Last Reported	Projected for Next Year
Return On Tangible Assets	0.18	0.19
Return On Capital Employed	0.25	0.26
Return On Assets	0.18	0.19
Return On Equity	0.25	0.27

The company has Net Profit Margin of 0.17 %, which implies that it may need a different competitive strategy as even a very small decline in it revenue may erase profits and result in a net loss. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows Net Operating Margin of 0.24 %, which entails that for every 100 dollars of revenue, it generated $0.24 of operating income.

Determining PulteGroup's profitability involves analyzing its financial statements and using various financial metrics to determine if PulteGroup is a good buy. For example, gross profit margin measures PulteGroup's profitability after accounting for the cost of goods sold, while net profit margin measures profitability after accounting for all expenses. Other important metrics include return on assets, return on equity, and free cash flow. By reviewing multiple sources and metrics, you can gain a complete picture of PulteGroup's profitability and make more informed investment decisions.

PulteGroup's Earnings Breakdown by Geography

Evaluate PulteGroup's management efficiency

PulteGroup has Return on Asset of 0.1457 % which means that on every $100 spent on assets, it made $0.1457 of profit. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows a return on shareholders' equity (ROE) of 0.274 %, implying that it generated $0.274 on every 100 dollars invested. PulteGroup's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well PulteGroup manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. As of the 20th of March 2025, Return On Tangible Assets is likely to grow to 0.19. Also, Return On Capital Employed is likely to grow to 0.26. At this time, PulteGroup's Total Assets are very stable compared to the past year. As of the 20th of March 2025, Non Current Assets Total is likely to grow to about 1.5 B, while Other Assets are likely to drop about 14 M.

	Last Reported	Projected for Next Year
Book Value Per Share	57.75	60.64
Tangible Book Value Per Share	57.21	60.07
Enterprise Value Over EBITDA	5.89	5.27
Price Book Value Ratio	1.89	1.16
Enterprise Value Multiple	5.89	5.27
Price Fair Value	1.89	1.16
Enterprise Value	21.1 B	22.2 B

Examining the leadership quality of PulteGroup offers valuable insights into its operational efficiency and financial health. This analysis assists investors in making informed decisions regarding the stock.

Dividend Yield

0.0085

Forward Dividend Yield

0.0085

Forward Dividend Rate

0.88

Beta

1.725

Basic technical analysis of PulteGroup Stock

As of the 20th of March, PulteGroup holds the Coefficient Of Variation of (956.99), risk adjusted performance of (0.09), and Variance of 3.67. Compared to fundamental indicators, the technical analysis model allows you to check existing technical drivers of PulteGroup, as well as the relationship between them. Please check PulteGroup information ratio and skewness to decide if PulteGroup is priced some-what accurately, providing market reflects its current price of 105.34 per share. Given that PulteGroup has information ratio of (0.07), we recommend you to check out PulteGroup's recent market performance to make sure the company can sustain itself at a future point.

PulteGroup's insider trading activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific PulteGroup insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on PulteGroup's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases PulteGroup insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

		Kevin Henry over three weeks ago Acquisition by Kevin Henry of 3508 shares of PulteGroup subject to Rule 16b-3
		Robert Oshaughnessy over three months ago Disposition of 13220 shares by Robert Oshaughnessy of PulteGroup at 57.36 subject to Rule 16b-3
		Todd Sheldon over three months ago Disposition of 2500 shares by Todd Sheldon of PulteGroup subject to Rule 16b-3
		Robert Oshaughnessy over six months ago Disposition of 8315 shares by Robert Oshaughnessy of PulteGroup at 107.97 subject to Rule 16b-3
		Harmon Smith over a year ago PulteGroup exotic insider transaction detected

PulteGroup's Outstanding Corporate Bonds

PulteGroup issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. PulteGroup uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most PulteGroup bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when PulteGroup has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

	PulteGroup 6 percent Corp Bond US745867AT82	View
	PulteGroup 55 percent Corp Bond US745867AW12	View
	PulteGroup 5 percent Corp Bond US745867AX94	View
	PulteGroup 7875 percent Corp Bond US745867AM30	View
	PulteGroup 6375 percent Corp Bond US745867AP60	View

View All PulteGroup Corporate Bonds

Understand PulteGroup's technical and predictive indicators

Using predictive indicators to make investment decisions involves analyzing PulteGroup's various financial and market-based factors to help forecast future trends and identify investment opportunities. Select the indicators that are most relevant to your investment strategy. Each indicator has its own strengths and weaknesses, so it's essential to combine multiple indicators to get a more comprehensive view of the market and reduce the risk of making poor decisions based on limited data.

	Risk Adjusted Performance	(0.09)
	Market Risk Adjusted Performance	(0.21)
	Mean Deviation	1.51
	Coefficient Of Variation	(956.99)
	Standard Deviation	1.92
	Variance	3.67
	Information Ratio	(0.07)
	Jensen Alpha	(0.14)
	Total Risk Alpha	(0.05)
	Treynor Ratio	(0.22)
	Maximum Drawdown	8.96
	Value At Risk	(3.76)
	Potential Upside	3.08
	Skewness	0.2902
	Kurtosis	0.2074

	Risk Adjusted Performance	(0.09)
	Market Risk Adjusted Performance	(0.21)
	Mean Deviation	1.51
	Coefficient Of Variation	(956.99)
	Standard Deviation	1.92
	Variance	3.67
	Information Ratio	(0.07)
	Jensen Alpha	(0.14)
	Total Risk Alpha	(0.05)
	Treynor Ratio	(0.22)
	Maximum Drawdown	8.96
	Value At Risk	(3.76)
	Potential Upside	3.08
	Skewness	0.2902
	Kurtosis	0.2074

Consider PulteGroup's intraday indicators

PulteGroup intraday indicators are useful technical analysis tools used by many experienced traders. Just like the conventional technical analysis, daily indicators help intraday investors to analyze the price movement with the timing of PulteGroup stock daily movement. By combining multiple daily indicators into a single trading strategy, you can limit your risk while still earning strong returns on your managed positions.

	Accumulation Distribution	54248.09
	Daily Balance Of Power	0.0789
	Rate Of Daily Change	1.0
	Day Median Price	106.1
	Day Typical Price	105.85
	Price Action Indicator	(0.65)
	Period Momentum Indicator	0.22
	Relative Strength Index	44.46

PulteGroup Corporate Filings

8K	18th of March 2025 Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about	View Verify
	14th of March 2025 Other Reports	View Verify
F4	13th of February 2025 The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities	View Verify
F3	7th of February 2025 The report used by insiders such as officers, directors, and major shareholders (beneficial owners holding more than 10% of any class of the company's equity securities) to declare their ownership of a company's stock	View Verify

PulteGroup time-series forecasting models is one of many PulteGroup's stock analysis techniques aimed to predict future share value based on previously observed values. Time-series forecasting models ae widely used for non-stationary data. Non-stationary data are called the data whose statistical properties e.g. the mean and standard deviation are not constant over time but instead, these metrics vary over time. These non-stationary PulteGroup's historical data is usually called time-series. Some empirical experimentation suggests that the statistical forecasting models outperform the models based exclusively on fundamental analysis to predict the direction of the market movement and maximize returns from investment trading.

PulteGroup Stock media impact

Far too much social signal, news, headlines, and media speculation about PulteGroup that are available to investors today. That information is available publicly through PulteGroup media outlets and privately through word of mouth or via PulteGroup internal channels. However, regardless of the origin, that massive amount of PulteGroup data is challenging to quantify into actionable patterns, especially for investors that are not very sophisticated with ever-evolving tools and techniques used in the investment management field.

A primary focus of PulteGroup news analysis is to determine if its current price reflects all relevant headlines and social signals impacting the current market conditions. A news analyst typically looks at the history of PulteGroup relative headlines and hype rather than examining external drivers such as technical or fundamental data. It is believed that price action tends to repeat itself due to investors' collective, patterned thinking related to PulteGroup's headlines and news coverage data. This data is often completely overlooked or insufficiently analyzed for actionable insights to drive PulteGroup alpha.

PulteGroup Sentiment by Major News Outlets

Investor sentiment, mood or attitude towards PulteGroup can have a significant impact on its stock price or the market as a whole. This sentiment can be positive or negative, and various factors, such as economic indicators, news events, or market trends, can influence it. When investor sentiment is positive, investors are more likely to buy stocks, increasing demand and increasing the stock price. Positive investor sentiment can be driven by good news about the company or the broader market, such as solid earnings reports or positive economic data.

Note that negative investor sentiment can cause investors to sell stocks, leading to a decrease in demand and a drop in the stock price. Negative sentiment can be driven by factors such as poor earnings reports, negative news about the company or industry, or broader economic concerns. It's important to note that investor sentiment is just one of many factors that can affect stock prices. Other factors, such as company performance, industry trends, and global economic conditions, can also play a significant role in determining the value of a stock.

PulteGroup Historical Investor Sentiment

Investor biases related to PulteGroup's public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in PulteGroup. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding PulteGroup can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around PulteGroup. Please note that most equities that are difficult to arbitrage are affected by market sentiment the most.

PulteGroup's market sentiment shows the aggregated news analyzed to detect positive and negative mentions from the text and comments. The data is normalized to provide daily scores for PulteGroup and other traded tickers. The bigger the bubble, the more accurate the estimated score. Higher bars for a given day show more participation in the average PulteGroup news discussions. The higher the estimate score, the more favorable the investor's outlook on PulteGroup.

PulteGroup Maximum Pain Price Across June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

PulteGroup's options can also be used to analyze investors' bias and current market sentiment in the context of behavioral finance. For example, Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of PulteGroup close to the expiration of its current option contract to expire worthlessly. According to most research, about 35% of options are not executed, with roughly 50% traded out before expiration. So, Max pain occurs when market makers reach a net favorable position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthlessly. Please continue to view the detailed analysis of PulteGroup's options.

PulteGroup Corporate Directors

Brian Anderson	Independent Director	Profile
John Peshkin	Independent Director	Profile
Cheryl Grise	Independent Director	Profile
Scott Powers	Independent Director	Profile

When determining whether PulteGroup is a strong investment it is important to analyze PulteGroup's competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact PulteGroup's future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding PulteGroup Stock, refer to the following important reports: