Forestar Group (FOR) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to CCS or FOR?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 12 more articles in the media than Forestar Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Century Communities and 4 mentions for Forestar Group. Forestar Group's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Century Communities' score of 1.19 indicating that Forestar Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Communities	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Forestar Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CCS or FOR?

99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.5% of Forestar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Century Communities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Forestar Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CCS or FOR 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
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%
Forestar Group	10.54%	10.02%	5.47%

Which has more volatility and risk, CCS or FOR?

Century Communities has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forestar Group has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CCS or FOR?

Century Communities currently has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.31%. Forestar Group has a consensus price target of $30.20, indicating a potential upside of 9.82%. Given Century Communities' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Forestar Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Communities	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Forestar Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CCS or FOR?

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
Century Communities	$4.31B	0.45	$333.82M	$8.19	7.96
Forestar Group	$1.51B	0.93	$203.40M	$3.19	8.62

Summary

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