PulteGroup (PHM) Competitors

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) and PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Is DHI or PHM a better dividend stock?

D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. PulteGroup pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. D.R. Horton pays out 11.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PulteGroup pays out 6.0% 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.

Do analysts prefer DHI or PHM?

D.R. Horton presently has a consensus price target of $168.07, indicating a potential upside of 39.02%. PulteGroup has a consensus price target of $138.21, indicating a potential upside of 45.11%. Given PulteGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PulteGroup is more favorable than D.R. Horton.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
D.R. Horton	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
PulteGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DHI or PHM?

90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of PulteGroup shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of D.R. Horton shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of PulteGroup shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer DHI or PHM?

In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 8 more articles in the media than PulteGroup. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for D.R. Horton and 25 mentions for PulteGroup. PulteGroup's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat D.R. Horton's score of 1.00 indicating that PulteGroup is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
D.R. Horton	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PulteGroup	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, DHI or PHM?

D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PulteGroup has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DHI or PHM?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
D.R. Horton	$36.69B	1.04	$4.76B	$14.15	8.54
PulteGroup	$17.95B	1.07	$3.08B	$14.71	6.48

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DHI or PHM?

PulteGroup received 15 more outperform votes than D.R. Horton when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.41% of users gave PulteGroup an outperform vote while only 59.71% of users gave D.R. Horton an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
D.R. Horton	Outperform Votes 664 59.71%	Underperform Votes 448 40.29%
PulteGroup	Outperform Votes 679 60.41%	Underperform Votes 445 39.59%

Is DHI or PHM more profitable?

PulteGroup has a net margin of 17.18% compared to D.R. Horton's net margin of 12.69%. PulteGroup's return on equity of 24.43% beat D.R. Horton's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
D.R. Horton	12.69%	18.48%	13.23%
PulteGroup	17.18%	24.43%	16.57%

Summary

PulteGroup beats D.R. Horton on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.