LGI Homes (LGIH) Competitors

Installed Building Products (NYSE:IBP) and LGI Homes (NASDAQ:LGIH) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media favor IBP or LGIH?

In the previous week, LGI Homes had 6 more articles in the media than Installed Building Products. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for LGI Homes and 5 mentions for Installed Building Products. Installed Building Products' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat LGI Homes' score of 0.51 indicating that Installed Building Products is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Installed Building Products	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LGI Homes	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IBP or LGIH more profitable?

LGI Homes has a net margin of 8.75% compared to Installed Building Products' net margin of 8.74%. Installed Building Products' return on equity of 43.56% beat LGI Homes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Installed Building Products	8.74%	43.56%	14.83%
LGI Homes	8.75%	10.32%	5.46%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IBP or LGIH?

Installed Building Products has higher revenue and earnings than LGI Homes. LGI Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Installed Building Products, 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
Installed Building Products	$2.93B	1.60	$243.70M	$8.77	19.43
LGI Homes	$2.16B	0.57	$199.23M	$7.75	6.74

Which has more risk & volatility, IBP or LGIH?

Installed Building Products has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LGI Homes has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend IBP or LGIH?

Installed Building Products presently has a consensus price target of $212.45, indicating a potential upside of 24.70%. LGI Homes has a consensus price target of $104.33, indicating a potential upside of 99.72%. Given LGI Homes' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LGI Homes is more favorable than Installed Building Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Installed Building Products	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
LGI Homes	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IBP or LGIH?

99.6% of Installed Building Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.9% of LGI Homes shares are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of Installed Building Products shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of LGI Homes shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IBP or LGIH?

LGI Homes received 74 more outperform votes than Installed Building Products when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.44% of users gave Installed Building Products an outperform vote while only 59.44% of users gave LGI Homes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Installed Building Products	Outperform Votes 354 63.44%	Underperform Votes 204 36.56%
LGI Homes	Outperform Votes 428 59.44%	Underperform Votes 292 40.56%

Summary

Installed Building Products beats LGI Homes on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.