Take This Into Account Before Investing in PHM

By Susan Ramirez • Monday, December 18 11:47 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Pulte has moved -0.9% so far today on a volume of 678,066, compared to its average of 2,272,946. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.0%.

Pulte trades -0.07% away from its average analyst target price of $101.44 per share. The 18 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $81.0 to $120.0, and on average have given Pulte a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying PHM should be aware of the facts below:

Pulte's current price is -16.4% below its Graham number of $121.23, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Pulte has moved 127.4% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 23.6%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 12.24, Pulte has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.3 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
PHM has a forward P/E ratio of 8.9 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $11.38 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.69 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Pulte is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.19 compared to its sector average of 4.24
PulteGroup, Inc., through its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the homebuilding business in the United States.
Based in Atlanta, the company has 6,524 full time employees and a market cap of $21.85 Billion. Pulte currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.6%.

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