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ConsensusHold43 ratings
Bullish2046.5%
Neutral2046.5%
Bearish37.0%
PulteGroup, Inc. · PHM · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026
PulteGroup holds guidance as traffic weakens and active-adult demand offsets
PulteGroup's Q3 update supports a mixed outlook: margin discipline, active-adult demand, and financial flexibility are constructive, but weaker traffic and rate-sensitive buyers challenge near-term growth.
Reported Before market openNYSEConsumer Cyclical
$21.50B market cap
80quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
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Consensus $2.65
EPS surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
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Consensus $4.15B
Revenue surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+5.4%
Event window
SPY move
-1.3%
Same window
Abnormal move
+6.7%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
0.8×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
0.0%
Up to 20 sessions
PHMSPY benchmark
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, the discussion shifted from broad order growth and rising build-to-order mix toward weaker traffic, softer buyer segments, and tighter land selectivity. Guidance was maintained, while management outlined a longer-term 60/40 dirt-to-spec mix target by end-2027.
Guidance delta
Full-year gross-margin guidance of 24.5%-25.0% and community-count growth guidance of 3%-5% remain unchanged.
Key takeaways
- Management described lower buyer traffic, particularly among first-time buyers, while active-adult sign-ups increased.
- The quarter included 7,000 homes delivered, $476 million of earnings, and a 24.8% gross margin.
- PulteGroup emphasized balance-sheet strength, disciplined capital allocation, and a more selective land strategy.
Management priorities
- Preserve margins rather than chase volume.
- Continue the Del Webb Explore rollout and geographic diversification.
- Manage land, spec inventory, and capital allocation selectively.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$118.37Current
$52Low
$121.16Average
$166High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 22, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Aug 24, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 24, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Sell | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 7, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 23, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 3, 2025 |
| BTIG | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Zelman & Assoc | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 24, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 24, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 26, 2023 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 3, 2023 |
| Susquehanna | Positive | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 23, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 12, 2020 |
| CFRA | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 23, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 24, 2019 |
| Buckingham | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 24, 2019 |
| BTIG Research | Neutral | Sell | Upgrade | Apr 24, 2019 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 22, 2018 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 7, 2018 |
| B. Riley FBR | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | May 5, 2018 |
| B. Riley Securities | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 25, 2018 |
| FBR Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 25, 2017 |
| Zelman | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 4, 2016 |
| Sterne Agee CRT | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 22, 2015 |
| Sterne Agee | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 22, 2015 |
| Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Equal Weight | Downgrade | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Compass Point | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 13, 2014 |
| FBN Securities | Underperform | Sector Perform | Downgrade | Dec 30, 2013 |
| Williams Financial | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 30, 2013 |
| Williams Capital | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 30, 2013 |
| ISI Group | Neutral | Strong Buy | Downgrade | Jul 26, 2013 |
| MKM Partners | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 16, 2012 |
| Guggenheim | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 26, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $118.37. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $138 | $112.12 | +16.6% | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $112.33 | +22.5% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Melius Research | Analyst unavailable | $132 | $113.98 | +11.5% | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $113.98 | -7.1% | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Kramer | $128 | $116.06 | +8.1% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Jonathan Bettenhausen | $136 | $119.47 | +14.9% | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $116.41 | +22.5% | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $158 | $129 | +33.5% | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Trevor Allinson | $129 | $129 | +9.0% | Aug 24, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $166 | $123.25 | +40.2% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $116 | $123.28 | -2.0% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $162 | $122.5 | +36.9% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $124 | $126.75 | +4.8% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $123 | $123.75 | +3.9% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $162 | $129.16 | +36.9% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Stephen Kim | $151 | $129.22 | +27.6% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $140 | $130.64 | +18.3% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $150 | $121.33 | +26.7% | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $130.46 | +22.5% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $124.72 | -2.8% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $149 | $127.26 | +25.9% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $144 | $133.23 | +21.7% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Mike Dahl | $111 | $123.16 | -6.2% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $159 | $119.86 | +34.3% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Matthew Bouley | $115 | $126.99 | -2.8% | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $134 | $123.27 | +13.2% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $154 | $135.48 | +30.1% | Oct 7, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Mike Dahl | $109 | $101.06 | -7.9% | Apr 23, 2025 |
| UBS | John Lovallo | $141 | $101.06 | +19.1% | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Barclays | Matthew Bouley | $98 | $101.06 | -17.2% | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Wedbush | Jay McCanless | $135 | $110.01 | +14.0% | Jan 3, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Sam Reid | $165 | $139.44 | +39.4% | Oct 7, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Rafe Jadrosich | $160 | $140.99 | +35.2% | Sep 19, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Sam Reid | $150 | $125.67 | +26.7% | Jul 24, 2024 |
| Barclays | Matthew Bouley | $131 | $113.84 | +10.7% | Jul 12, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Tyler Batory | $143 | $114.2 | +20.8% | May 22, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Buck Horne | $135 | $108.09 | +14.0% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Barclays | Matthew Bouley | $136 | $116.48 | +14.9% | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Truman Patterson | $64 | $55.94 | -45.9% | Mar 23, 2023 |
| Barclays | Matthew Bouley | $75 | $58.8 | -36.6% | Feb 5, 2023 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $74 | $60.11 | -37.5% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $68 | $59.33 | -42.6% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $56.83 | -54.4% | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Wedbush | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $56.56 | -51.8% | Feb 1, 2023 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $68 | $56.53 | -42.6% | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $68 | $56.96 | -42.6% | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $50.46 | -57.8% | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $58 | $45.79 | -51.0% | Dec 14, 2022 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $61 | $43.28 | -48.5% | Dec 6, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $59 | $43.66 | -50.2% | Jul 28, 2022 |
| Barclays | Matthew Bouley | $48 | $44.7 | -59.4% | Jul 26, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $49.5 | $44.06 | -58.2% | Jul 12, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Mike Dahl | $41 | $37.92 | -65.4% | Jun 22, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $43 | $36.25 | -63.7% | Jun 21, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $41 | $35.16 | -65.4% | Jun 17, 2022 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $39.43 | -53.5% | Jun 16, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $43.56 | -52.7% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Deepa Raghavan | $52 | $50.27 | -56.1% | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Raymond James | Buck Horne | $70 | $48.46 | -40.9% | Oct 27, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Susan Maklari | $58 | $49.09 | -51.0% | Sep 8, 2021 |
| Janney Montgomery | Tyler Batory | $71 | $58.02 | -40.0% | Apr 28, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationPulteGroup, Inc. engages in the homebuilding business. The firm is also involved in mortgage banking and title and insurance brokerage operations. It operates through the Homebuilding and Financial services business segments. The Homebuilding segment includes operations from Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Texas, Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Washington. The Financial Services segment is composed of mortgage banking and title operations. The company was founded by William J. Pulte in 1950 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.
Historical context
All PHM earningsConsumer Cyclical peers this season
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Sources
- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-10-22T17:04:46.178544+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-10-22T01:23:13.354406+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-22T17:20:42.504502+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-22T17:20:42.501063+00:00
Methodology
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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