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title: "PulteGroup Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains"
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description: "PulteGroup Inc. (PHM) shares rose 1.04% to $129.00 on Friday, underperforming compared to competitors like Toll Brothers, D.R. Horton, and KB Home, which saw larger gains. Despite the daily increase, PHM closed 10.72% below its 52-week high of $144.50. Trading volume was significantly lower than the 50-day average."
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# PulteGroup Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains

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Shares of PulteGroup Inc. (PHM) rose 1.04% to $129.00 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 53,277.01.

PulteGroup Inc. closed 10.72% below its 52-week high of $144.50, which the company reached on February 17th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL) rose 1.36% to $147.09, D.R. Horton Inc. (DHI) rose 0.69% to $148.35, and KB Home (KBH) rose 1.67% to $55.37.

Trading volume (990,844) remained 785,881 below its 50-day average volume of 1.8 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.

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