In the latest trading session, PulteGroup (PHM) closed at $124.88, marking a -1.66% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.35%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.45%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.14%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the homebuilder had gained 6.04% outpaced the Construction sector's gain of 0.24% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.2%.
The upcoming earnings release of PulteGroup will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on January 29, 2026. In that report, analysts expect PulteGroup to post earnings of $2.8 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 20%. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $4.32 billion, indicating a 12.26% decline compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $11.35 per share and a revenue of $17.02 billion, signifying shifts of -22.74% and -5.17%, respectively, from the last year.
It's also important for investors to be aware of any recent modifications to analyst estimates for PulteGroup. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been no change in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. As of now, PulteGroup holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In the context of valuation, PulteGroup is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 11.19. This expresses a discount compared to the average Forward P/E of 12.16 of its industry.
It is also worth noting that PHM currently has a PEG ratio of 1.02. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. As of the close of trade yesterday, the Building Products - Home Builders industry held an average PEG ratio of 1.89.
The Building Products - Home Builders industry is part of the Construction sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 215, putting it in the bottom 13% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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