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M/I Homes vs PulteGroup

MHO 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 MHO and PHM compare

PulteGroup is the larger company, worth 7.4 times as much as M/I Homes ($23.4B against $3.2B).

On earnings, M/I Homes is cheaper: it trades at 12.1× trailing earnings, against 13.6× for PulteGroup.

M/I Homes grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−6.0% versus −9.3% for PulteGroup).

PulteGroup keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 11.2% compared with 6.6% at M/I Homes.

PulteGroup pays a dividend yielding 0.82%; M/I Homes does not pay one.

PulteGroup scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 11 for M/I Homes), 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.

MetricMHOPHM
Size and price
Market cap$3.2B$23.4B
Share price$126.96$127.01
Change, 1 year−1.6%5.3%
Change, 5 years111%143%
Beta (5Y)1.160.98
Employees1,8016,506
StockData Score
Total score1113 (better)
Valuation score2 (better)1
Growth score1 (better)0
Performance score33
Health score55
Dividend score04 (better)
Valuation
P/E12.1× (better)13.6×
P/S0.8× (better)1.5×
P/B1.0× (better)1.8×
EV/EBITDA7.4×–
P/FCF23.2×18.0× (better)
PEG–40.88
FCF yield4.3%5.6% (better)
Fair value$110.04$101.76
Margin of safety−15.4% (better)−24.8%
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)−6.0% (better)−9.3%
Revenue growth, 5Y average7.7%9.4% (better)
Net income growth (TTM)−41.3%−31.7% (better)
EPS growth (TTM)−38.3%−27.9% (better)
EPS growth, 5Y average12.4%16.5% (better)
Profitability
Gross margin20.7%–
Operating margin8.2%–
Net margin6.6%11.2% (better)
FCF margin3.3%8.1% (better)
Return on equity8.7%13.9% (better)
Return on invested capital10.8%–
Financial health
Debt / equity0.000.00
Altman Z-score3.293.47 (better)
Piotroski F-score44
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend yield–0.82%
Payout ratio–10.8%
Years of dividend growth–8
Dividend growth, 5Y average–13.0%
Buyback yield6.4% (better)5.7%
Shareholder yield6.4%6.5% (better)
Ownership
Held by institutions98.8%97.1%
Held by insiders3.5%0.67%
Insider net buying, 12 months−$25.3M (better)−$26.4M
Superinvestors holding–1
Short interest, % of float6.3%4.4%

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