Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in 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. 12.6% of Century Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds 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 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hovnanian Enterprises has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CCS or HOV?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 6 more articles in the media than Hovnanian Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Century Communities and 1 mentions for Hovnanian Enterprises. Century Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Hovnanian Enterprises' score of 0.54 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hovnanian Enterprises	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CCS or HOV?

Century Communities currently has a consensus price target of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.58%. Hovnanian Enterprises has a consensus price target of $120.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.96%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Hovnanian Enterprises	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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	0.40	$333.82M	$8.19	7.18
Hovnanian Enterprises	$3.00B	0.24	$242.01M	$20.79	5.95

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 23.31% 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%	23.31%	6.16%

Summary

Century Communities beats Hovnanian Enterprises on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.