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PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM) Will Pay A Dividend Of US$0.15

PulteGroup, Inc.'s (NYSE:PHM) investors are due to receive a payment of US$0.15 per share on 5th of July. The dividend yield is 1.4% based on this payment, which is a little bit low compared to the other companies in the industry.

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PulteGroup's Payment Has Solid Earnings Coverage

The dividend yield is a little bit low, but sustainability of the payments is also an important part of evaluating an income stock. Before making this announcement, PulteGroup was easily earning enough to cover the dividend. This means that most of what the business earns is being used to help it grow.

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Looking forward, earnings per share is forecast to rise by 35.9% over the next year. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we think the payout ratio could be 5.4% by next year, which is in a pretty sustainable range.

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PulteGroup Is Still Building Its Track Record

Even though the company has been paying a consistent dividend for a while, we would like to see a few more years before we feel comfortable relying on it. Since 2013, the dividend has gone from US$0.20 to US$0.60. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 13% per annum over that time. It is always nice to see strong dividend growth, but with such a short payment history we wouldn't be inclined to rely on it until a longer track record can be developed.

The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow

Some investors will be chomping at the bit to buy some of the company's stock based on its dividend history. We are encouraged to see that PulteGroup has grown earnings per share at 37% per year over the past five years. Earnings per share is growing at a solid clip, and the payout ratio is low which we think is an ideal combination in a dividend stock as the company can quite easily raise the dividend in the future.

We Really Like PulteGroup's Dividend

In summary, it is good to see that the dividend is staying consistent, and we don't think there is any reason to suspect this might change over the medium term. Distributions are quite easily covered by earnings, which are also being converted to cash flows. All in all, this checks a lot of the boxes we look for when choosing an income stock.

Market movements attest to how highly valued a consistent dividend policy is compared to one which is more unpredictable. Still, investors need to consider a host of other factors, apart from dividend payments, when analysing a company. To that end, PulteGroup has 2 warning signs (and 1 which is significant) we think you should know about. If you are a dividend investor, you might also want to look at our curated list of high yield dividend stocks.

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