PulteGroup 认为期权交易量异常高（纽约证券交易所代码：PHM）_新浪财经

PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM – Get Rating) saw unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Stock investors bought 9,941 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 1,498% compared to the average daily volume of 622 call options.

Insider Transactions at PulteGroup

In other news, EVP Todd N. Sheldon sold 15,998 shares of PulteGroup stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.83, for a total transaction of $861,172.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 82,339 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,432,308.37. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other news, VP Brien P. O'meara sold 4,924 shares of PulteGroup stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the vice president now directly owns 17,308 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,038,480. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Todd N. Sheldon sold 15,998 shares of PulteGroup stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.83, for a total value of $861,172.34. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 82,339 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,432,308.37. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 50,739 shares of company stock worth $2,845,149. 0.71% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On PulteGroup

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in PulteGroup by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,523 shares of the construction company's stock worth $115,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd grew its position in PulteGroup by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 15,982 shares of the construction company's stock worth $728,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in PulteGroup by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,483 shares of the construction company's stock worth $204,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. Veriti Management LLC grew its position in PulteGroup by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Veriti Management LLC now owns 6,419 shares of the construction company's stock worth $292,000 after acquiring an additional 249 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its position in PulteGroup by 17.6% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,749 shares of the construction company's stock worth $73,000 after acquiring an additional 262 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on PHM. Wedbush lifted their price target on PulteGroup from $47.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on PulteGroup from $65.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, February 2nd. Credit Suisse Group lifted their price target on PulteGroup from $52.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 1st. Wolfe Research raised PulteGroup from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $64.00 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 22nd. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price objective on PulteGroup from $51.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, February 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $61.86.

PulteGroup Price Performance

PulteGroup stock opened at $58.63 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.62. PulteGroup has a 52 week low of $35.03 and a 52 week high of $60.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 1.33. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $55.67 and a 200-day moving average of $47.61.

PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 31st. The construction company reported $3.63 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.59 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.51 EPS. PulteGroup's revenue was up 18.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that PulteGroup will post 7.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

PulteGroup Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 20th were given a dividend of $0.16 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 17th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.09%. PulteGroup's dividend payout ratio is currently 5.77%.

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.