Green Brick Partners (GRBK) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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. 12.6% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CCS or GRBK?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 3 more articles in the media than Green Brick Partners. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Century Communities and 6 mentions for Green Brick Partners. Century Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Green Brick Partners' score of 1.05 indicating that Century Communities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Communities	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Green Brick Partners	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CCS or GRBK?

Century Communities has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Brick Partners has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and 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	0.46	$333.82M	$8.19	8.25
Green Brick Partners	$2.14B	1.50	$284.63M	$7.81	9.43

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%

Do analysts recommend CCS or GRBK?

Century Communities presently has a consensus target price of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.83%. Green Brick Partners has a consensus target price of $66.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.40%. 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
Century Communities	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Green Brick Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Century Communities beats Green Brick Partners on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.