LGI Homes (LGIH) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CCS or LGIH?

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

Is CCS or LGIH 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
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%
LGI Homes	7.63%	8.00%	4.21%

Which has more volatility & risk, CCS or LGIH?

Century Communities has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LGI Homes has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CCS or LGIH?

Century Communities presently has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.49%. LGI Homes has a consensus target price of $71.75, suggesting a potential upside of 60.26%. Given LGI Homes' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LGI Homes is more favorable than Century Communities.

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
LGI Homes	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer CCS or LGIH?

In the previous week, LGI Homes had 19 more articles in the media than Century Communities. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for LGI Homes and 10 mentions for Century Communities. Century Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat LGI Homes' score of -0.18 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LGI Homes	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, CCS or LGIH?

Century Communities has higher revenue and earnings than LGI Homes. LGI Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Century Communities, 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	0.39	$333.82M	$8.19	7.04
LGI Homes	$2.20B	0.47	$196.07M	$6.63	6.75

Summary

Century Communities beats LGI Homes on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.