On Friday, PulteGroup Inc (NYSE: PHM) opened lower -2.48% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $135.84. Price fluctuations for PHM have ranged from $70.21 to $149.47 over the past 52 weeks.
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It was noted that within the last five years, the titan of the Consumer Cyclical sector saw sales topped by 9.95%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 15.12% at the time writing. With a float of $203.65 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $212.56 million.
The extent of productivity of a business whose workforce counts for 6382 workers is very important to gauge. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 29.53%, operating margin of 21.36%, and the pretax margin is 21.77%.
PulteGroup Inc (PHM) Insider Updates
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Residential Construction industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of PulteGroup Inc is 0.70%, while institutional ownership is 93.44%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Aug 28 ’24, was worth 2,491,685. In this transaction Director of this company sold 19,000 shares at a rate of $131.14, taking the stock ownership to the 45,230 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Aug 28 ’24, when Company’s Director proposed sale 19,000 for $133.63, making the entire transaction worth $2,538,970.
PulteGroup Inc (PHM) Performance Highlights and Predictions
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 9/30/2024, the company posted 3.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 3.22) by 0.06. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 2.74 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 15.12% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 9.00% during the next five years compared to 26.99% growth over the previous five years of trading.
PulteGroup Inc (NYSE: PHM) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for PulteGroup Inc (PHM). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.44. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.57. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 20.99.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 13.57, a number that is poised to hit 3.31 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 13.54 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of PulteGroup Inc (PHM)
The latest stats from [PulteGroup Inc, PHM] show that its last 5-days average volume of 2.46 million was superior to 1.84 million than last year’s volume. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 10.57%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 3.83.
During the past 100 days, PulteGroup Inc’s (PHM) raw stochastic average was set at 63.61%, which indicates a significant increase from 2.84% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 40.51% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 33.09% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $136.95, while its 200-day Moving Average is $118.98. Now, the first resistance to watch is $135.04. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $137.62. The third major resistance level sits at $138.96. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $131.13, it is likely to go to the next support level at $129.79. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $127.22.
PulteGroup Inc (NYSE: PHM) Key Stats
There are currently 210,342K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 27.17 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 16,062 M according to its annual income of 2,602 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 4,476 M and its income totaled 697,910 K.
