Century Communities (CCS) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KBH or CCS?

96.1% of KB Home shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of KB Home 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to KBH or CCS?

In the previous week, KB Home had 3 more articles in the media than Century Communities. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for KB Home and 9 mentions for Century Communities. Century Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat KB Home's score of 0.43 indicating that Century Communities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
KB Home	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Century Communities	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate KBH or CCS?

KB Home presently has a consensus price target of $65.55, indicating a potential downside of 0.30%. Century Communities has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.19%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

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 1.5%. Century Communities pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Century Communities has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, KBH or CCS?

KB Home has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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	$6.93B	0.65	$655.02M	$7.55	8.71
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.43	$333.82M	$8.19	7.85

Is KBH or CCS more profitable?

KB Home has a net margin of 7.92% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 6.03%. KB Home's return on equity of 12.91% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KB Home	7.92%	12.91%	7.42%
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%

Summary

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