Horton D R vs PulteGroup
DHI 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 DHI and PHM compare
Horton D R is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as PulteGroup ($40.7B against $23.4B).
On earnings, PulteGroup is cheaper: it trades at 13.6× trailing earnings, against 13.8× for Horton D R.
Horton D R grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−3.5% versus −9.3% for PulteGroup).
PulteGroup keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 11.2% compared with 9.2% at Horton D R.
Both pay dividends: Horton D R yields 0.93% and PulteGroup 0.82%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | DHI | PHM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $40.7B | $23.4B |
| Share price | $145.55 | $127.01 |
| Change, 1 year | −0.33% | 5.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 42.5% | 143% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.96 | 0.98 |
| Employees | 14K | 6,506 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 13 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 | 3 |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.8× | 13.6× (better) |
| P/S | 1.2× (better) | 1.5× |
| P/B | 1.7× (better) | 1.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.3× | – |
| P/FCF | 12.7× (better) | 18.0× |
| PEG | – | 40.88 |
| FCF yield | 7.9% (better) | 5.6% |
| Fair value | $120.22 | $101.76 |
| Margin of safety | −21.1% (better) | −24.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −3.5% (better) | −9.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.0% (better) | 9.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −23.0% (better) | −31.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −15.6% (better) | −27.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 12.5% | 16.5% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 22.6% | – |
| Net margin | 9.2% | 11.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 9.6% (better) | 8.1% |
| Return on equity | 12.8% | 13.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.19 (better) | 3.47 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.93% (better) | 0.82% |
| Payout ratio | 16.6% | 10.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 11 (better) | 8 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 18.0% (better) | 13.0% |
| Buyback yield | 7.2% (better) | 5.7% |
| Shareholder yield | 8.1% (better) | 6.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.6% | 97.1% |
| Held by insiders | 0.84% | 0.67% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$43.6K (better) | −$26.4M |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.3% | 4.4% |
Go deeper
- DHI stock overview
- DHI income statement
- DHI valuation and score
- PHM stock overview
- PHM income statement
- PHM valuation and score
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