Green Brick Partners (GRBK) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CCS or GRBK?

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

Do analysts prefer CCS or GRBK?

Century Communities currently has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.19%. Green Brick Partners has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential downside of 14.70%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Green Brick Partners.

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

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

99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Green Brick Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Century Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.7% of Green Brick Partners 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.

Is CCS or GRBK 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
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%
Green Brick Partners	17.70%	25.35%	17.29%

Does the media prefer CCS or GRBK?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 7 more articles in the media than Green Brick Partners. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Century Communities and 2 mentions for Green Brick Partners. Green Brick Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Century Communities' score of 0.66 indicating that Green Brick Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Communities	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Green Brick Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CCS or GRBK?

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
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.43	$333.82M	$8.19	7.85
Green Brick Partners	$2.14B	1.58	$284.63M	$7.81	9.91

Summary

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