PulteGroup Inc [NYSE: PHM] jumped around 5.52 points on Thursday, while shares priced at $118.51 at the close of the session, up 4.89%.
Compared to the average trading volume of 1.90M shares, PHM reached a trading volume of 3734151 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about PulteGroup Inc [PHM]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for PHM shares is $136.38 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on PHM stock is a recommendation set at 2.07. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Seaport Research Partners have made an estimate for PulteGroup Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Sell, with their previous recommendation back on January 27, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, UBS dropped their target price from $154 to $148. The new note on the price target was released on January 08, 2025, representing the official price target for PulteGroup Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $135, while Wedbush analysts kept a Outperform rating on PHM stock. On December 11, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for PHM shares from 150 to 140.
The Average True Range (ATR) for PulteGroup Inc is set at 3.47, with the Price to Sales ratio for PHM stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.35. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.10, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 8.06. Price to Free Cash Flow for PHM in the course of the last twelve months was 15.56 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.53.
How has PHM stock performed recently?
PulteGroup Inc [PHM] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.71. With this latest performance, PHM shares gained by 8.21% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -11.02% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 11.74% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for PHM stock in for the last two-week period is set at 55.82, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 60.33, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 51.97 for PulteGroup Inc [PHM]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 119.22, while it was recorded at 116.06 for the last single week of trading, and 123.07 for the last 200 days.
PulteGroup Inc [PHM]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
PulteGroup Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.53 and a Current Ratio set at 4.63.
Earnings analysis for PulteGroup Inc [PHM]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for PHM. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for PulteGroup Inc go to 3.74%.
Insider trade positions for PulteGroup Inc [PHM]
There are presently around $93.80%, or 94.46%% of PHM stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of PHM stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 24.13 million shares, which is approximately 11.3906%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 21.86 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$2.41 billion in PHM stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$1.17 billion in PHM stock with ownership which is approximately 5.0362%.
