Cavco Industries (CVCO) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend CVCO or CCS?

Cavco Industries currently has a consensus price target of $522.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.03%. Century Communities has a consensus price target of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.62%. Given Century Communities' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Cavco Industries.

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

Which has more volatility & risk, CVCO or CCS?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CVCO or CCS?

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
Cavco Industries	$2.02B	1.78	$171.04M	$23.07	19.69
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.41	$333.82M	$8.19	7.43

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CVCO or CCS?

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

Does the media favor CVCO or CCS?

In the previous week, Cavco Industries had 14 more articles in the media than Century Communities. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Cavco Industries and 11 mentions for Century Communities. Cavco Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Century Communities' score of 0.42 indicating that Cavco Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cavco Industries	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Century Communities	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CVCO or CCS 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
Cavco Industries	8.99%	18.52%	13.96%
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%

Summary

Cavco Industries beats Century Communities on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.