Beazer Homes USA (BZH) Competitors

Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) and Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BZH or CCS?

Century Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Beazer Homes USA. Century Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Beazer Homes USA, 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
Beazer Homes USA	$2.44B	0.29	$140.18M	$3.09	7.58
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.38	$333.82M	$8.19	6.91

Is BZH or CCS more profitable?

Century Communities has a net margin of 6.03% compared to Beazer Homes USA's net margin of 3.91%. Century Communities' return on equity of 10.99% beat Beazer Homes USA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beazer Homes USA	3.91%	7.81%	3.65%
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%

Which has more volatility and risk, BZH or CCS?

Beazer Homes USA has a beta of 2.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BZH or CCS?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 9 more articles in the media than Beazer Homes USA. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Century Communities and 8 mentions for Beazer Homes USA. Beazer Homes USA's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Century Communities' score of 0.87 indicating that Beazer Homes USA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Beazer Homes USA	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Communities	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate BZH or CCS?

Beazer Homes USA presently has a consensus price target of $32.33, indicating a potential upside of 38.12%. Century Communities has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 50.18%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Beazer Homes USA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beazer Homes USA	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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

85.7% of Beazer Homes USA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Beazer Homes USA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of Century Communities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Century Communities beats Beazer Homes USA on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.