Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. PHM scored 31.1, IBP scored 42.9 — IBP leads.
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PHM
PulteGroup, Inc.
Residential Construction · Quality-Growth
31.1
$112.12 · $21.4B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
11.8
IBP leads
IBP
Installed Building Products, Inc.
Residential Construction · Quality-Growth
42.9
$185.44 · $4.9B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestPHM11.4x
Fastest growthIBP+1.0%
Strongest balance sheetPHM0.19
Highest qualityPHM79 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
PHM
stronger →← stronger
IBP
79
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
77
22
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
30
17
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
34
IBP is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
PHM
IBP
$1.5bC+
FCF
$292mC
-7.3%D
Rev
+1.0%C
0.19A-
D/E
1.87C+
11.4xA-
P/E
20.0xB
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
PHM
IBP
24% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
90% above
~6%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~19%/yr
-13%
1-yr DCF upside
-45%
-19%
5-yr DCF upside
-47%
-28%
10-yr DCF upside
-50%
These two disagree on this pair: the Value pillar ranks cheapness against sector peers, while price-vs-fair-value is an absolute read. A name can be the better value in its sector and still the dearer one on cash flows.
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
PHM
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
IBP
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
Durable high returns
The companies
PHMPulteGroup, Inc.
Residential Construction · $112.12 · beta 1.16
Why now
Residential Construction · market cap $21.4b. Down 22% from 52-week high of $144.50 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue -7% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating. 17 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $137.59 (implying +23% upside).
Moat
ROE 15% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Revenue contracting -7% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line.
IBPInstalled Building Products, Inc.
Residential Construction · $185.44 · beta 1.72
Why now
Residential Construction · market cap $4.9b. Down 47% from 52-week high of $349.00 — deep drawdown territory. 13 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $230.08 (implying +24% upside).
Moat
ROE 38% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 116% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 47% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Beta 1.72 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where PHM and IBP diverge
On the headline score the gap is 11.8 points in favor of IBP. The widest single difference is Value, where IBP leads by 17.4 points.
ValuePHM 17.1 · IBP 34.5IBP +17.4
GrowthPHM 22.2 · IBP 29.7IBP +7.5
QualityPHM 79.1 · IBP 76.9level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is IBP or PHM the better stock?
IBP scores higher: IBP 42.9, PHM 31.1 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do IBP and PHM differ most?
The widest gap is value, where IBP leads by 17 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. IBP also leads growth, while quality is effectively level between them.
How are IBP and PHM scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.