At the time of writing, PulteGroup Inc [PHM] stock is trading at $118.51, up 4.89%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The PHM shares have gain 1.71% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.21%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
PulteGroup Inc [NYSE: PHM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 27, 2025, when Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to a Sell. Previously, UBS upgraded its rating to Buy on January 08, 2025, and dropped its price target to $148. On January 03, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $135 on the stock. Barclays downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and decreased its price target to $140 on December 11, 2024. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on August 05, 2024. In a note dated January 08, 2024, Citigroup downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $87 to $113.
For the past year, the stock price of PulteGroup Inc fluctuated between $100.24 and $149.47. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $153.33 within the next 12 months. PulteGroup Inc [NYSE: PHM] shares were valued at $118.51 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 29.38% based on the average PHM price forecast.
Analyzing the PHM fundamentals
According to PulteGroup Inc [NYSE:PHM], the company’s sales were 17.95B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 14.63% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.3% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.22%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.17%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 150.24, Equity is 0.26 and Total Capital is 199.48. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.18.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 114.17 points at the first support level, and at 109.82 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 122.08, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 125.65.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that PulteGroup Inc [NYSE:PHM] has a current ratio of 4.63. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.53, while the Cash Ratio stands at 2.22. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.35, the price to book ratio is 2.10 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 8.05.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved FOLLIARD THOMAS J, Director, that happened on Aug 28 ’24 when 19000.0 shares were sold. Director, Thomas J. Folliard completed a deal on Aug 28 ’24 to buy 19000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Exec. VP & CFO OShaughnessy Robert sold 71007.0 shares on Aug 23 ’24.
