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PulteGroup Stock is a Market-Beating Outlier

By:
Lucas Downey
Published: May 24, 2024, 16:31 GMT+00:00

PulteGroup, Inc. (PHM) has outperformed the market over the last decade by delivering 20.1% average annual returns.

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The homebuilder may do it again after its first-quarter earnings ($2.87 per share) and revenues ($3.95 billion) surpassed estimates ($2.36 and $3.59 billion, respectively) while still experiencing heavy demand.

It’s no wonder PHM shares are up 9% in 2024 – and they could rise more. MAPsignals data shows how Big Money investors are betting heavily on the forward picture of the stock.

PulteGroup Shares Wanted by Big Money

Institutional volumes reveal plenty. In the last year, PHM has enjoyed strong investor demand, which we believe to be institutional support.

Each green bar signals unusually large volumes in PHM shares. They reflect our proprietary inflow signal, pushing the stock higher:

Source: www.mapsignals.com

Plenty of discretionary names are under accumulation right now. But there’s a powerful fundamental backdrop going on with PulteGroup.

PulteGroup Fundamental Analysis

Institutional support and a healthy fundamental backdrop make this company worth investigating. As you can see, PHM has had impressive sales and EPS growth in recent years:

  • 3-year sales growth rate (+13.9%)
  • 3-year EPS growth rate (+32.9%)

Source: FactSet

EPS is estimated to ramp higher this year by +4.1%.

Now it makes sense why the stock has been powering to new heights. PHM has a track record of solid financial performance.

Marrying great fundamentals with our proprietary software has found some big winning stocks over the long term.

PulteGroup has been a top-rated stock at MAPsignals. That means the stock has unusual buy pressure and growing fundamentals. We have a ranking process that showcases stocks like this on a weekly basis.

It’s made the rare Top 20 report many times in the last decade. The blue bars below show when PHM was a top pick…building value along the way:

Source: www.mapsignals.com

Tracking unusual volumes reveals the power of money flows.

This is a trait that most outlier stocks exhibit…the best of the best. Big Money demand drives stock value.

PulteGroup Price Prediction

The PHM rally isn’t new at all. Big Money buying in the shares is signaling to take notice. Given the historical gains in share price and strong fundamentals, this stock could be worth a spot in a diversified portfolio.

Disclosure: the author holds no position in PHM at the time of publication.

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About the Author

Lucas Downeycontributor

Lucas is a well-versed equity investor and educator. He currently is co-founder of research and analytics firm, MAPsignals.com, which focuses on finding outlier stocks by following the Big Money.

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