CCS vs. DHI, KBH, LEN, LEN.B, MHO, MTH, NVR, PHM, TMHC, and TOL
Should you be buying Century Communities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Century Communities include D.R. Horton (DHI), KB Home (KBH), Lennar (LEN), Lennar (LEN.B), M/I Homes (MHO), Meritage Homes (MTH), NVR (NVR), PulteGroup (PHM), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), and Toll Brothers (TOL). These companies are all part of the "bldg - rsdnt/comr" industry.
Century Communities vs. Its Competitors
D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) and Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
D.R. Horton currently has a consensus price target of $151.15, indicating a potential upside of 10.50%. Century Communities has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.64%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Century Communities is more favorable than D.R. Horton.
90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of D.R. Horton shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Century Communities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
D.R. Horton has a net margin of 12.15% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 7.10%. D.R. Horton's return on equity of 16.95% beat Century Communities' return on equity.
D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
D.R. Horton has higher revenue and earnings than Century Communities. Century Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than D.R. Horton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, D.R. Horton had 14 more articles in the media than Century Communities. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for D.R. Horton and 3 mentions for Century Communities. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Century Communities' score of 0.47 indicating that D.R. Horton is being referred to more favorably in the media.
D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Century Communities pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. D.R. Horton pays out 12.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Century Communities pays out 12.0% 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. D.R. Horton has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Century Communities has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Century Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
D.R. Horton beats Century Communities on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CCS) was last updated on 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff