Century Communities (CCS) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, KBH or CCS?

KB Home has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KBH or CCS more profitable?

KB Home has a net margin of 8.47% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 6.03%. KB Home's return on equity of 14.02% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KB Home	8.47%	14.02%	8.14%
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%

Does the media refer more to KBH or CCS?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 13 more articles in the media than KB Home. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Century Communities and 7 mentions for KB Home. KB Home's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Century Communities' score of 0.40 indicating that KB Home is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
KB Home	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Communities	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KBH or CCS?

96.1% of KB Home shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of KB Home shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Century Communities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is KBH or CCS a better dividend stock?

KB Home pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Century Communities pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. KB Home pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Century Communities pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. KB Home has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Century Communities has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KBH or CCS?

KB Home has higher revenue and earnings than Century Communities. Century Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KB Home, 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
KB Home	$6.67B	0.58	$655.02M	$7.55	7.58
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.39	$333.82M	$8.19	7.05

Do analysts prefer KBH or CCS?

KB Home currently has a consensus price target of $66.14, indicating a potential upside of 15.62%. Century Communities has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.29%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than KB Home.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KB Home	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

KB Home beats Century Communities on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.