Cavco Industries (CVCO) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and 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	1.96	$171.04M	$23.07	21.58
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.39	$333.82M	$8.19	7.04

Which has more risk & volatility, CVCO or CCS?

Cavco Industries has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CVCO or CCS?

95.6% of Cavco Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Cavco Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of Century Communities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate CVCO or CCS?

Cavco Industries presently has a consensus price target of $522.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.97%. Century Communities has a consensus price target of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.49%. Given Century Communities' higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media refer more to CVCO or CCS?

In the previous week, Cavco Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Century Communities. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cavco Industries and 8 mentions for Century Communities. Cavco Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Century Communities' score of 0.51 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Communities	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.