St. Joe (JOE) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, CCS or JOE?

Century Communities has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, St. Joe has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CCS or JOE?

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
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.45	$333.82M	$8.19	8.06
St. Joe	$426.62M	6.87	$74.19M	$1.42	35.65

Do analysts prefer CCS or JOE?

Century Communities presently has a consensus target price of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.79%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than St. Joe.

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
St. Joe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is CCS or JOE a better dividend stock?

Century Communities pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. St. Joe pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Century Communities pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. St. Joe pays out 39.4% 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. Century Communities has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and St. Joe has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Century Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of St. Joe shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Century Communities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of St. Joe shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CCS or JOE 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
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%
St. Joe	19.39%	11.19%	5.35%

Does the media prefer CCS or JOE?

In the previous week, St. Joe had 5 more articles in the media than Century Communities. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for St. Joe and 10 mentions for Century Communities. Century Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat St. Joe's score of 0.00 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
St. Joe	0 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Century Communities beats St. Joe on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.