LGI Homes (LGIH) Competitors

LGI Homes (NASDAQ:LGIH) and Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LGIH or CCS?

Century Communities has higher revenue and earnings than LGI Homes. Century Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LGI Homes, 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
LGI Homes	$2.04B	0.64	$196.07M	$6.63	8.53
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.45	$333.82M	$8.19	8.06

Which has more volatility & risk, LGIH or CCS?

LGI Homes has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LGIH or CCS more profitable?

LGI Homes has a net margin of 7.63% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 6.03%. Century Communities' return on equity of 10.99% beat LGI Homes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LGI Homes	7.63%	8.00%	4.21%
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%

Do analysts rate LGIH or CCS?

LGI Homes presently has a consensus target price of $75.67, indicating a potential upside of 33.80%. Century Communities has a consensus target price of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.79%. Given LGI Homes' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe LGI Homes is more favorable than Century Communities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LGI Homes	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Century Communities	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Does the media favor LGIH or CCS?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 7 more articles in the media than LGI Homes. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Century Communities and 3 mentions for LGI Homes. Century Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat LGI Homes' score of 0.00 indicating that Century Communities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LGI Homes	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Century Communities	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

84.9% of LGI Homes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 12.3% of LGI Homes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Century Communities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Century Communities beats LGI Homes on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.