Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its stake in shares of PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM - Free Report) by 131.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 115,382 shares of the construction company's stock after acquiring an additional 65,546 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. owned about 0.05% of PulteGroup worth $16,561,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of PHM. Grove Bank & Trust grew its holdings in PulteGroup by 18.4% during the third quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 463 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. WR Wealth Planners LLC grew its stake in shares of PulteGroup by 54.7% during the 2nd quarter. WR Wealth Planners LLC now owns 232 shares of the construction company's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares during the period. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC increased its holdings in PulteGroup by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC now owns 2,329 shares of the construction company's stock worth $256,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. raised its stake in PulteGroup by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. now owns 5,092 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $614,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares during the period. Finally, Patten Group Inc. lifted its holdings in PulteGroup by 2.9% during the second quarter. Patten Group Inc. now owns 3,805 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $419,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.90% of the company's stock.
Several analysts have recently issued reports on PHM shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of PulteGroup from $141.00 to $152.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of PulteGroup from $129.00 to $117.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 2nd. Evercore ISI increased their target price on PulteGroup from $183.00 to $189.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 15th. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on PulteGroup from $151.00 to $168.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Wolfe Research cut PulteGroup from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 14th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PulteGroup has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $141.14.
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In other news, Director Thomas J. Folliard sold 19,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.14, for a total value of $2,491,660.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 45,230 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,931,462.20. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In other PulteGroup news, CFO Robert Oshaughnessy sold 71,007 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.83, for a total value of $9,573,873.81. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 89,323 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,043,420.09. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Thomas J. Folliard sold 19,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.14, for a total value of $2,491,660.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 45,230 shares in the company, valued at $5,931,462.20. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 119,000 shares of company stock worth $15,814,039 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.83% of the company's stock.
Shares of NYSE PHM opened at $146.80 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The business has a 50-day moving average of $134.79 and a 200-day moving average of $122.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.75, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.62. PulteGroup, Inc. has a 12 month low of $68.80 and a 12 month high of $147.46.
PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 23rd. The construction company reported $3.83 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.27 by $0.56. The business had revenue of $4.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.49 billion. PulteGroup had a net margin of 16.75% and a return on equity of 25.67%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.00 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that PulteGroup, Inc. will post 12.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 17th were paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 17th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.54%. PulteGroup's dividend payout ratio is presently 6.41%.
PulteGroup, Inc, through its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the homebuilding business in the United States. It acquires and develops land primarily for residential purposes; and constructs housing on such land. The company also offers various home designs, including single-family detached, townhomes, condominiums, and duplexes under the Centex, Pulte Homes, Del Webb, DiVosta Homes, John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, and American West brand names.
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