St. Joe (JOE) Competitors

St. Joe (NYSE:JOE) and Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media prefer JOE or CCS?

In the previous week, St. Joe had 11 more articles in the media than Century Communities. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for St. Joe and 8 mentions for Century Communities. Century Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat St. Joe's score of 0.21 indicating that Century Communities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
St. Joe	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 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)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, JOE or CCS?

Century Communities has higher revenue and earnings than St. Joe. Century Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than St. Joe, 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
St. Joe	$402.70M	6.86	$74.19M	$1.42	33.57
Century Communities	$4.31B	0.40	$333.82M	$8.19	7.02

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

86.7% of St. Joe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 38.8% of St. Joe shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Century Communities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate JOE or CCS?

Century Communities has a consensus target price of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.81%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than St. Joe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
St. Joe	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is JOE or CCS a better dividend stock?

St. Joe pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Century Communities pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. St. Joe pays out 39.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Century Communities pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. St. Joe has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Century Communities has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Century Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is JOE or CCS more profitable?

St. Joe has a net margin of 19.39% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 6.03%. St. Joe's return on equity of 11.19% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
St. Joe	19.39%	11.19%	5.35%
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%

Which has more volatility and risk, JOE or CCS?

St. Joe has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Century Communities beats St. Joe on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.