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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Does the media refer more to CCS or GRBK?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 1 more articles in the media than Green Brick Partners. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Century Communities and 17 mentions for Green Brick Partners. Century Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Green Brick Partners' score of 0.02 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)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Green Brick Partners	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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 currently has a consensus target price of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.73%. Green Brick Partners has a consensus target price of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.27%. 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
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Green Brick Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CCS or GRBK?

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

Which has stronger 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	0.40	$333.82M	$8.19	7.27
Green Brick Partners	$2.14B	1.32	$284.63M	$7.81	8.26

Which has more volatility & risk, CCS or GRBK?

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

Summary

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