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 institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer CCS or HOV?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 3 more articles in the media than Hovnanian Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Century Communities and 0 mentions for Hovnanian Enterprises. Hovnanian Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Century Communities' score of 0.00 indicating that Hovnanian Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Century Communities	Neutral
Hovnanian Enterprises	Positive

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	7.30
Hovnanian Enterprises	$3.00B	0.25	$242.01M	$20.79	6.15

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

99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.4% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 12.6% of Century Communities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend CCS or HOV?

Century Communities presently has a consensus target price of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.08%. Hovnanian Enterprises has a consensus target price of $120.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.10%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Hovnanian Enterprises	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

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%

Which has more risk & volatility, CCS or HOV?

Century Communities has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hovnanian Enterprises has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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