PulteGroup stock slips as earnings and targets reset

Published on 09/09/2026 at 17:05 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

PulteGroup stock closed at USD 120.07 on September 8, 2026, after a 3.52 percent drop. MarketBeat cited a USD 142.20 consensus target and StoneX set USD 148 on September 4, 2026.

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PulteGroup Inc. (US7458671010) stock closed at USD 120.07 on September 8, 2026, down 3.52 percent from the previous close and leaving the homebuilder about 16.9 percent below its 52-week high of USD 144.50. The market cap was USD 22.851 billion, with 786,947 shares traded and a 52-week range of USD 108.49 to USD 144.50.

Targets stay above the tape

According to MarketBeat, PulteGroup had a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus target price of USD 142.20 on September 9, 2026. The same report said StoneX initiated coverage on September 4, 2026 with a Buy rating and a USD 148 target, while UBS had set USD 166 earlier in the summer.

That leaves the shares below both Street estimates and the average target. For investors, the gap is concrete: the consensus target sat USD 22.13 above the September 8 close, while the StoneX target was USD 27.93 higher.

Q2 revenue sets the frame

Yahoo Finance showed Q2 FY26 revenue of USD 3.98 billion and earnings of USD 472 million, with a profit margin of 11.85 percent. The same data set put trailing EPS at USD 9.79 and trailing revenue at USD 16.41 billion.

MarketBeat said PulteGroup's second-quarter EPS was USD 2.48, above the USD 2.36 consensus by USD 0.12, while revenue of USD 3.98 billion topped the USD 3.94 billion estimate. Compared with the prior year, revenue fell 9.6 percent, which keeps margin execution in the spotlight.

Dividend and next test

Yahoo Finance showed a quarterly cash dividend of USD 0.26 with an ex-dividend date of September 15, 2026, and an annualized payout of USD 1.04. The same page listed the next earnings date as October 22, 2026.