Green Brick Partners (GRBK) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GRBK or CCS?

Century Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Green Brick Partners. Century Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Green Brick Partners, 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	1.43	$284.63M	$7.81	8.99
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.45	$333.82M	$8.19	8.12

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GRBK or CCS?

78.2% of Green Brick Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 29.7% of Green Brick Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of Century Communities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GRBK or CCS more profitable?

Green Brick Partners has a net margin of 17.70% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 6.03%. 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	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%

Do analysts prefer GRBK or CCS?

Green Brick Partners currently has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.05%. Century Communities has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.75%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, GRBK or CCS?

Green Brick Partners has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor GRBK or CCS?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 5 more articles in the media than Green Brick Partners. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Century Communities and 11 mentions for Green Brick Partners. Green Brick Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Century Communities' score of 1.25 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Century Communities	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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