LGI Homes (LGIH) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CCS or LGIH?

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
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.46	$333.82M	$8.19	8.24
LGI Homes	$2.20B	0.71	$196.07M	$6.63	10.18

Which has more risk & volatility, CCS or LGIH?

Century Communities has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LGI Homes has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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

Do analysts rate CCS or LGIH?

Century Communities presently has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.89%. LGI Homes has a consensus target price of $71.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.22%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Century Communities is more favorable than LGI Homes.

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
LGI Homes	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Does the media prefer CCS or LGIH?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 5 more articles in the media than LGI Homes. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Century Communities and 11 mentions for LGI Homes. Century Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat LGI Homes' score of 1.16 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LGI Homes	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Summary

Century Communities beats LGI Homes on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.