Beazer Homes USA (BZH) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to CCS or BZH?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 8 more articles in the media than Beazer Homes USA. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Century Communities and 1 mentions for Beazer Homes USA. Beazer Homes USA's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Century Communities' score of 0.72 indicating that Beazer Homes USA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Communities	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Beazer Homes USA	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend CCS or BZH?

Century Communities currently has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.79%. Beazer Homes USA has a consensus target price of $31.33, suggesting a potential upside of 25.87%. Given Century Communities' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Beazer Homes USA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Communities	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Beazer Homes USA	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CCS or BZH?

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
Century Communities	$4.31B	0.45	$333.82M	$8.19	8.06
Beazer Homes USA	$2.33B	0.32	$140.18M	$2.20	11.32

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

99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.7% of Beazer Homes USA shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of Century Communities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Beazer Homes USA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CCS or BZH 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
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%
Beazer Homes USA	2.84%	6.16%	2.86%

Which has more volatility & risk, CCS or BZH?

Century Communities has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beazer Homes USA has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Century Communities beats Beazer Homes USA on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.