Q2 Earnings Estimate for PulteGroup Issued By Zacks Research

PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for PulteGroup in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the construction company will post earnings per share of $3.24 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.52. The consensus estimate for PulteGroup’s current full-year earnings is $12.43 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PulteGroup’s Q3 2025 earnings at $3.17 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.43 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $12.37 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.77 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.50 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.79 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $13.56 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $15.11 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the company. Seaport Res Ptn lowered PulteGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Barclays dropped their price objective on PulteGroup from $125.00 to $117.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. BTIG Research lifted their price objective on PulteGroup from $139.00 to $156.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Bank of America dropped their price objective on PulteGroup from $135.00 to $134.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price objective on PulteGroup from $146.00 to $119.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, PulteGroup has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $140.86.

PulteGroup Price Performance

PulteGroup stock opened at $107.45 on Friday. PulteGroup has a one year low of $100.24 and a one year high of $149.47. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $113.02 and a 200-day moving average price of $126.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.30, a PEG ratio of 0.29 and a beta of 1.68.

PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The construction company reported $3.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.28 by $0.22. PulteGroup had a return on equity of 24.43% and a net margin of 17.18%.

PulteGroup declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Thursday, January 30th that permits the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the construction company to buy up to 6.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

PulteGroup Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 18th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.82%. PulteGroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently 5.98%.

Insider Activity at PulteGroup

In other PulteGroup news, EVP Todd N. Sheldon sold 15,191 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.50, for a total transaction of $1,617,841.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 74,758 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,961,727. This represents a 16.89 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Brian P. Anderson sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.45, for a total value of $266,125.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 56,617 shares in the company, valued at $6,026,879.65. This trade represents a 4.23 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 21,191 shares of company stock worth $2,256,367 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.83% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wahed Invest LLC grew its holdings in shares of PulteGroup by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Wahed Invest LLC now owns 5,174 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $563,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares during the period. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec grew its holdings in shares of PulteGroup by 10.6% during the 4th quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 1,238,096 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $134,829,000 after acquiring an additional 118,708 shares during the period. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group grew its holdings in shares of PulteGroup by 43.9% during the 4th quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 3,908 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $426,000 after acquiring an additional 1,192 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of PulteGroup by 9.6% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,459,297 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $158,917,000 after acquiring an additional 127,283 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in shares of PulteGroup by 14.9% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,425,941 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $264,185,000 after acquiring an additional 315,148 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.90% of the company’s stock.

About PulteGroup

PulteGroup, Inc, through its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the homebuilding business in the United States. It acquires and develops land primarily for residential purposes; and constructs housing on such land. The company also offers various home designs, including single-family detached, townhomes, condominiums, and duplexes under the Centex, Pulte Homes, Del Webb, DiVosta Homes, John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, and American West brand names.