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 better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to BZH or CCS?

In the previous week, Beazer Homes USA and Beazer Homes USA both had 3 articles in the media. Beazer Homes USA's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Century Communities' score of -0.10 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Communities	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate BZH or CCS?

Beazer Homes USA presently has a consensus target price of $31.33, suggesting a potential upside of 36.65%. Century Communities has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.60%. Given Century Communities' higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk & volatility, BZH or CCS?

Beazer Homes USA has a beta of 2.17, indicating that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BZH or CCS?

85.7% of Beazer Homes USA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Beazer Homes USA shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Century Communities 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.

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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	$2.39B	0.29	$140.18M	$2.20	10.42
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.41	$333.82M	$8.19	7.33

Is BZH or CCS more profitable?

Century Communities has a net margin of 6.03% compared to Beazer Homes USA's net margin of 2.84%. 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	2.84%	6.16%	2.86%
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%

Summary

Century Communities beats Beazer Homes USA on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.