Green Brick Partners (GRBK) Competitors

Green Brick Partners (NASDAQ:GRBK) and Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, GRBK or CCS?

Green Brick Partners has a beta of 1.96, suggesting that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, GRBK or CCS?

Century Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Green Brick Partners. Green Brick Partners 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
Green Brick Partners	$2.14B	1.39	$284.63M	$7.81	8.71
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.43	$333.82M	$6.85	9.24

Is GRBK or CCS more profitable?

Green Brick Partners has a net margin of 17.70% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 5.16%. Green Brick Partners' return on equity of 25.35% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Green Brick Partners	17.70%	25.35%	17.29%
Century Communities	5.16%	9.36%	5.27%

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

78.2% of Green Brick Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.7% of Green Brick Partners 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend GRBK or CCS?

Green Brick Partners presently has a consensus price target of $66.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.03%. Century Communities has a consensus price target of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.34%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Green Brick Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Green Brick Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media prefer GRBK or CCS?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 19 more articles in the media than Green Brick Partners. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Century Communities and 4 mentions for Green Brick Partners. Green Brick Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Century Communities' score of 0.37 indicating that Green Brick Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Green Brick Partners	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Communities	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Green Brick Partners and Century Communities tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.