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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	$4.40B	0.41	$333.82M	$9.66	6.18
Beazer Homes USA	$2.33B	0.31	$140.18M	$3.09	7.63

Which has more risk and volatility, CCS or BZH?

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

Do analysts recommend CCS or BZH?

Century Communities presently has a consensus price target of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.45%. Beazer Homes USA has a consensus price target of $32.33, suggesting a potential upside of 37.12%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Beazer Homes USA.

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
Beazer Homes USA	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media refer more to CCS or BZH?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 9 more articles in the media than Beazer Homes USA. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Century Communities and 16 mentions for Beazer Homes USA. Beazer Homes USA's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Century Communities' score of 0.66 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Beazer Homes USA	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.7% of Beazer Homes USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Century Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Beazer Homes USA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CCS or BZH more profitable?

Century Communities has a net margin of 7.10% compared to Beazer Homes USA's net margin of 3.91%. Century Communities' return on equity of 12.80% beat Beazer Homes USA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Communities	7.10%	12.80%	7.18%
Beazer Homes USA	3.91%	7.81%	3.65%

Summary

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