Forestar Group (FOR) Competitors

Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) and Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) are related small-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, FOR or CCS?

Forestar Group has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FOR or CCS more profitable?

Forestar Group has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 6.03%. Century Communities' return on equity of 10.99% beat Forestar Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Forestar Group	10.54%	10.02%	5.47%
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%

Does the media favor FOR or CCS?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 5 more articles in the media than Forestar Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Century Communities and 2 mentions for Forestar Group. Forestar Group's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Century Communities' score of 0.19 indicating that Forestar Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Forestar Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Century Communities	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

35.5% of Forestar Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Forestar Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Century Communities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FOR or CCS?

Century Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Forestar Group. Century Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Forestar Group, 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
Forestar Group	$1.51B	0.88	$203.40M	$3.19	8.15
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.41	$333.82M	$8.19	7.40

Do analysts rate FOR or CCS?

Forestar Group currently has a consensus price target of $30.20, suggesting a potential upside of 16.18%. Century Communities has a consensus price target of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.27%. Given Century Communities' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Forestar Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Forestar Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Century Communities beats Forestar Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.