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PulteGroup Inc (PHM): Today's Featured Materials & Construction Loser

By TheStreet Wire 06/01/12 - 05:01 PM EDT

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PulteGroup (PHM) pushed the Materials & Construction industry lower today making it today's featured Materials & Construction loser. The industry as a whole closed the day down 3.6%. By the end of trading, PulteGroup fell $1.10 (-11.8%) to $8.26 on average volume. Throughout the day, 18.6 million shares of PulteGroup exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 12.4 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $8.23-$9.01 after having opened the day at $8.98 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $9.36. Other company's within the Materials & Construction industry that declined today were: Integrated Electrical Services (IESC), down 15.1%, M/I Homes (MHO), down 10.1%, Lennar Corporation (LEN.B), down 9.5%, and USG (USG), down 9.5%.

PulteGroup, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in homebuilding and financial services businesses primarily in the United States. PulteGroup has a market cap of $3.53 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector. Shares are up 48.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are three analysts that rate PulteGroup a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 11 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates PulteGroup as a sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its generally weak debt management and poor profit margins.

You can view the full PulteGroup Ratings Report.

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