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PulteGroup slides as housing-rate pressure weighs on homebuilders

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PulteGroup (PHM) is down 5.4% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver appears to be sector-wide pressure on homebuilder shares rather than a new company-specific event. This could be because mortgage affordability remains strained, weekly mortgage applications weakened, and higher Treasury yields added pressure to housing-sensitive stocks.

Details:

  • PulteGroup’s investor calendar shows its next major scheduled catalyst is second-quarter 2026 earnings on July 22, with no major fresh corporate announcement tied to today’s drop.
  • In first-quarter 2026 results, the company posted earnings of $1.79 per share, down from $2.57 a year earlier, even as net new orders rose 3% and backlog value reached $6.5 billion.
  • Weekly mortgage application data released today showed overall applications fell 2.2%, while the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate stayed elevated around 6.58%, reinforcing affordability concerns for new-home demand.
  • Homebuilder stocks broadly traded lower as bond yields moved higher and the market turned risk-off, which likely amplified selling in rate-sensitive names such as PHM.
  • Sources:

    PulteGroup, HousingWire, Bankrate

    Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

    $PHM Insider Trading Activity

    PHM Insider Trades

    $PHM insiders have traded $PHM stock on the open market 7 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 7 have been sales.

    Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $PHM stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

    • RYAN MARSHALL (Chief Exec Officer, President) sold 111,250 shares for an estimated $14,892,036
    • THOMAS J FOLLIARD sold 37,000 shares for an estimated $4,959,406
    • MATTHEW WILLIAM KOART (Exec. VP & COO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 22,766 shares for an estimated $2,973,695.
    • TODD N SHELDON (EVP, Gen Counsel, Corp Sec'y) sold 14,220 shares for an estimated $1,919,785
    • KEVIN A HENRY (EVP and Chief People Officer) sold 5,173 shares for an estimated $729,574
    • BRIEN P. O'MEARA (Vice President & Controller) sold 4,000 shares for an estimated $542,040

    To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.

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    $PHM Hedge Fund Activity

    We have seen 408 institutional investors add shares of $PHM stock to their portfolio, and 435 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

    Here are some of the largest recent moves:

    • FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC added 1,423,600 shares (+10.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $167,429,596
    • AGF MANAGEMENT LTD removed 1,356,846 shares (-99.3%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $159,578,658
    • PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added 1,201,727 shares (+28.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $141,335,112
    • FMR LLC removed 1,183,590 shares (-18.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $139,202,019
    • MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. added 666,200 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $78,351,782
    • BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. added 610,753 shares (+20937.7%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $71,830,660
    • CITADEL ADVISORS LLC removed 367,509 shares (-85.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $43,222,733

    To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

    $PHM Price Targets

    Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $PHM recently. We have seen 11 analysts offer price targets for $PHM in the last 6 months, with a median target of $140.0.

    Here are some recent targets:

    • Sam Reid from Wells Fargo set a target price of $150.0 on 07/06/2026
    • John Lovallo from UBS set a target price of $162.0 on 04/24/2026
    • Stephen Kim from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $151.0 on 04/24/2026
    • Rafe Jadrosich from B of A Securities set a target price of $140.0 on 04/20/2026
    • Rohit Seth from Truist Securities set a target price of $150.0 on 04/16/2026
    • Matthew Bouley from Barclays set a target price of $112.0 on 04/08/2026
    • Kenneth Zener from Seaport Global set a target price of $100.0 on 04/07/2026

    This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.

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