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PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM – Get Rating) was the target of some unusual options trading on Wednesday. Stock investors acquired 9,941 call options on the company. This is an increase of 1,498% compared to the average daily volume of 622 call options.

Insider Activity

In other PulteGroup news, VP Brien P. O'meara sold 4,924 shares of PulteGroup stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total transaction of $295,440.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 17,308 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,038,480. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In other PulteGroup news, VP Brien P. O'meara sold 4,924 shares of PulteGroup stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total transaction of $295,440.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 17,308 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,038,480. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP John J. Chadwick sold 29,817 shares of PulteGroup stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.63, for a total value of $1,688,536.71. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 87,428 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,951,047.64. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.71% of the company's stock.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On PulteGroup

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. ProShare Advisors LLC grew its position in PulteGroup by 40.6% during the 3rd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 45,922 shares of the construction company's stock worth $1,723,000 after acquiring an additional 13,256 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its position in PulteGroup by 19.5% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 35,718 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $1,416,000 after buying an additional 5,826 shares during the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its position in PulteGroup by 9.6% in the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 100,019 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $3,964,000 after buying an additional 8,747 shares during the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in PulteGroup in the 3rd quarter valued at $593,000. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position in PulteGroup by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 475,582 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $18,847,000 after buying an additional 24,149 shares during the last quarter. 88.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

PulteGroup Stock Up 0.7 %

PHM opened at $53.12 on Thursday. PulteGroup has a one year low of $35.03 and a one year high of $60.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.62. The stock's fifty day moving average is $51.09 and its 200-day moving average is $44.69. The company has a market capitalization of $11.98 billion, a PE ratio of 4.79, a P/E/G ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.33.

PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM – Get Rating) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 31st. The construction company reported $3.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.75. PulteGroup had a return on equity of 31.85% and a net margin of 16.13%. The company had revenue of $5.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.51 earnings per share. PulteGroup's revenue for the quarter was up 18.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that PulteGroup will post 7.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

PulteGroup Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 20th will be issued a $0.16 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 17th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.20%. PulteGroup's payout ratio is presently 5.77%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on PHM shares. Bank of America upgraded PulteGroup from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $46.00 to $60.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 11th. BTIG Research lifted their target price on PulteGroup from $61.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 1st. StockNews.com upgraded PulteGroup from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 1st. Barclays boosted their price target on PulteGroup from $58.00 to $75.00 in a research report on Sunday, February 5th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group boosted their price target on PulteGroup from $52.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 1st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, PulteGroup presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $61.69.

PulteGroup Company Profile

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PulteGroup, Inc engages in the homebuilding business. The firm is also involved in mortgage banking and title and insurance brokerage operations. It operates through the Homebuilding and Financial services business segments. The Homebuilding segment includes operations from Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Texas, Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Washington.