NVR vs PulteGroup
NVR and PHM side by side, both in operative builders. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NVR and PHM compare
PulteGroup is the larger company, worth 1.5 times as much as NVR ($23.4B against $15.9B).
On earnings, PulteGroup is cheaper: it trades at 12.7× trailing earnings, against 15.4× for NVR.
PulteGroup grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−7.3% versus −9.9% for NVR).
NVR keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.0% compared with 11.6% at PulteGroup.
PulteGroup pays a dividend yielding 0.83%; NVR does not pay one.
PulteGroup scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 9 for NVR), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NVR | PHM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $15.9B | $23.4B |
| Share price | $5958.56 | $124.74 |
| Change, 1 year | −18.7% | 5.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 17.1% | 147% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.74 | 1.01 |
| Employees | 6,300 | 6,506 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 15.4× | 12.7× (better) |
| P/S | 1.7× | 1.4× (better) |
| P/B | 4.7× | 1.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | 15.2× (better) | 15.5× |
| PEG | – | 38.39 |
| FCF yield | 6.6% (better) | 6.5% |
| Fair value | $5610.93 | $104.35 |
| Margin of safety | −6.2% (better) | −19.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −9.9% | −7.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.5% | 9.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −24.9% (better) | −30.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −18.6% (better) | −26.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 13.7% | 16.5% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 12.0% (better) | 11.6% |
| FCF margin | 11.0% (better) | 9.2% |
| Return on equity | 31.5% (better) | 14.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Altman Z-score | 10.63 (better) | 3.57 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.83% |
| Payout ratio | – | 9.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 8 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 13.0% |
| Buyback yield | 11.2% (better) | 5.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 11.2% (better) | 6.3% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.8% | 95.3% |
| Held by insiders | 5.2% | 0.66% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$8.4M (better) | −$26.4M |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.7% | 4.4% |
Go deeper
- NVR stock overview
- NVR income statement
- NVR valuation and score
- PHM stock overview
- PHM income statement
- PHM valuation and score
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