Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Competitors

Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) and Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer CCS or HOV?

Century Communities currently has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.39%. Hovnanian Enterprises has a consensus target price of $120.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.84%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Hovnanian Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Hovnanian Enterprises	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Does the media prefer CCS or HOV?

In the previous week, Hovnanian Enterprises had 4 more articles in the media than Century Communities. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Hovnanian Enterprises and 12 mentions for Century Communities. Century Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Hovnanian Enterprises' score of 0.40 indicating that Century Communities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Communities	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hovnanian Enterprises	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.4% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Century Communities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, CCS or HOV?

Century Communities has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hovnanian Enterprises has a beta of 2.19, suggesting that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CCS or HOV more profitable?

Century Communities has a net margin of 6.03% compared to Hovnanian Enterprises' net margin of 5.06%. Hovnanian Enterprises' return on equity of 23.52% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%
Hovnanian Enterprises	5.06%	23.52%	6.20%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CCS or HOV?

Century Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Hovnanian Enterprises. Hovnanian Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Century Communities, 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	$4.40B	0.44	$333.82M	$8.19	8.02
Hovnanian Enterprises	$3.00B	0.27	$242.01M	$20.79	6.70

Summary

Century Communities beats Hovnanian Enterprises on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.