Cavco Industries (CVCO) Competitors

Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) and Cavco Industries (NASDAQ:CVCO) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

Is CCS or CVCO more profitable?

Cavco Industries has a net margin of 8.99% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 6.03%. Cavco Industries' return on equity of 18.52% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%
Cavco Industries	8.99%	18.52%	13.96%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CCS or CVCO?

Century Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Cavco Industries. Century Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cavco Industries, 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	$4.40B	0.44	$333.82M	$8.19	8.02
Cavco Industries	$2.02B	2.08	$171.04M	$23.07	22.99

Which has more volatility and risk, CCS or CVCO?

Century Communities has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cavco Industries has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CCS or CVCO?

Century Communities presently has a consensus target price of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.39%. Cavco Industries has a consensus target price of $522.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.49%. Given Century Communities' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Cavco Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Cavco Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CCS or CVCO?

99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of Cavco Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Century Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Cavco Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CCS or CVCO?

In the previous week, Cavco Industries had 3 more articles in the media than Century Communities. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Cavco Industries and 12 mentions for Century Communities. Century Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Cavco Industries' score of 1.09 indicating that Century Communities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Communities	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cavco Industries	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Century Communities and Cavco Industries tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.