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 $15.5B).
On earnings, PulteGroup is cheaper: it trades at 13.6× trailing earnings, against 16.0× for NVR.
PulteGroup grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−9.3% versus −10.8% for NVR).
PulteGroup keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 11.2% compared with 11.2% at NVR.
PulteGroup pays a dividend yielding 0.82%; 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 | $15.5B | $23.4B |
| Share price | $5814.34 | $126.90 |
| Change, 1 year | −20.4% | 4.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 11.5% | 143% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.70 | 0.97 |
| 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 | 16.0× | 13.6× (better) |
| P/S | 1.7× | 1.5× (better) |
| P/B | 4.5× | 1.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | 18.9× | 18.0× (better) |
| PEG | – | 40.85 |
| FCF yield | 5.3% | 5.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $5411.52 | $102.06 |
| Margin of safety | −7.4% (better) | −24.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −10.8% | −9.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.5% | 9.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −26.9% (better) | −31.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −20.3% (better) | −27.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 13.7% | 16.5% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 11.2% | 11.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 8.8% (better) | 8.1% |
| Return on equity | 28.3% (better) | 13.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Altman Z-score | 10.33 (better) | 3.47 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.82% |
| Payout ratio | – | 10.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 8 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 13.0% |
| Buyback yield | 11.3% (better) | 5.7% |
| Shareholder yield | 11.3% (better) | 6.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.8% | 97.1% |
| Held by insiders | 5.2% | 0.67% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$8.5M (better) | −$26.4M |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.1% | 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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