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

By TheStreet Wire 06/29/12 - 05:00 PM EDT

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PulteGroup (PHM) pushed the Materials & Construction industry higher today making it today's featured materials & construction winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 2.9%. By the end of trading, PulteGroup rose 72 cents (7.2%) to $10.70 on average volume. Throughout the day, 17.8 million shares of PulteGroup exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 12.8 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $10.21-$10.71 after having opened the day at $10.35 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $9.98. Other companies within the Materials & Construction industry that increased today were: KB Home (KBH), up 12.2%, Energy Solutions (ES), up 9%, Gafisa (GFA), up 9%, and Headwaters (HW), up 7.7%.

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PulteGroup, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in homebuilding and financial services businesses primarily in the United States. PulteGroup has a market cap of $3.79 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector. Shares are up 56.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are four analysts that rate PulteGroup a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 10 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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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the materials & construction industry could consider SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) while those bearish on the materials & construction industry could consider ProShares Short Basic Materials Fd (SBM).

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