PulteGroup Inc (NYSE: PHM)’s stock price has gone rise by 4.25 in comparison to its previous close of 105.46, however, the company has experienced a 4.22% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-06-24 that Zacks.com users have recently been watching PulteGroup (PHM) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock’s prospects.
Is It Worth Investing in PulteGroup Inc (NYSE: PHM) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for PulteGroup Inc (NYSE: PHM) is above average at 7.76x. The 36-month beta value for PHM is also noteworthy at 1.30. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PHM is 199.09M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.60% of that float. The average trading volume of PHM on July 02, 2025 was 2.01M shares.
PHM’s Market Performance
PHM stock saw an increase of 4.22% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 12.15% and a quarterly increase of 6.95%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.33%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.10% for PulteGroup Inc (PHM). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.78% for PHM’s stock, with a -4.33% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PHM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PHM stocks, with Seaport Research Partners repeating the rating for PHM by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for PHM in the upcoming period, according to Seaport Research Partners is $100 based on the research report published on March 06, 2025 of the current year 2025.
UBS gave a rating of “Buy” to PHM, setting the target price at $148 in the report published on January 08th of the current year.
PHM Trading at 7.82% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PHM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -26.45% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PHM starting from O’Meara Brien P., who sale 3,500 shares at the price of $106.40 back on Feb 13 ’25. After this action, O’Meara Brien P. now owns 11,372 shares of PulteGroup Inc, valued at $372,386 using the latest closing price.
Sheldon Todd N, the EVP, Gen Counsel, Corp Sec’y of PulteGroup Inc, sale 15,191 shares at $106.50 during a trade that took place back on Feb 13 ’25, which means that Sheldon Todd N is holding 74,758 shares at $1,617,842 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PHM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.22 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for PulteGroup Inc stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.27. Equity return is now at value 25.52, with 17.40 for asset returns.
Based on PulteGroup Inc (PHM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.14 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.77. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.17. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 10404.37.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.1 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.21. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.28. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.97.
Conclusion
In summary, PulteGroup Inc (PHM) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
