Century Communities (CCS) Competitors

Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) and M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, CCS or MHO?

Century Communities has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M/I Homes has a beta of 2.16, meaning that its stock price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CCS or MHO?

99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of M/I Homes shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of Century Communities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of M/I Homes shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CCS or MHO?

Century Communities received 72 more outperform votes than M/I Homes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.02% of users gave Century Communities an outperform vote while only 59.42% of users gave M/I Homes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Century Communities	Outperform Votes 299 61.02%	Underperform Votes 191 38.98%
M/I Homes	Outperform Votes 227 59.42%	Underperform Votes 155 40.58%

Does the media prefer CCS or MHO?

In the previous week, M/I Homes had 3 more articles in the media than Century Communities. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for M/I Homes and 14 mentions for Century Communities. M/I Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Century Communities' score of 0.87 indicating that M/I Homes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Communities	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
M/I Homes	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CCS or MHO?

Century Communities presently has a consensus target price of $96.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.30%. M/I Homes has a consensus target price of $130.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.57%. Given Century Communities' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Century Communities is more favorable than M/I Homes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Communities	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
M/I Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is CCS or MHO more profitable?

M/I Homes has a net margin of 12.27% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 7.47%. M/I Homes' return on equity of 20.26% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Communities	7.47%	12.90%	7.49%
M/I Homes	12.27%	20.26%	12.43%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CCS or MHO?

M/I Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Century Communities. M/I Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Century Communities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Century Communities	$3.69B	0.72	$259.22M	$9.01	9.24
M/I Homes	$4.03B	0.84	$465.36M	$17.38	7.02

Summary

M/I Homes beats Century Communities on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.