Lennar (LEN.B) Competitors

Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) and Lennar (NYSE:LEN.B) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to CCS or LEN.B?

In the previous week, Lennar had 6 more articles in the media than Century Communities. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Lennar and 2 mentions for Century Communities. Lennar's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Century Communities' score of -0.40 indicating that Lennar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Communities	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lennar	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CCS or LEN.B?

Lennar has higher revenue and earnings than Century Communities. Century Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennar, 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	$4.31B	0.43	$333.82M	$8.19	7.56
Lennar	$35.44B	0.86	$3.93B	$12.09	9.74

Which has more risk and volatility, CCS or LEN.B?

Century Communities has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennar has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CCS or LEN.B a better dividend stock?

Century Communities pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Century Communities pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennar pays out 16.5% 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Century Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is CCS or LEN.B more profitable?

Lennar has a net margin of 7.72% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 6.03%. Lennar's return on equity of 11.09% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%
Lennar	7.72%	11.09%	7.34%

Do analysts recommend CCS or LEN.B?

Century Communities currently has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.29%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Lennar.

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
Lennar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CCS or LEN.B?

99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of Lennar shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of Century Communities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Lennar shares are held 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.

Summary

Lennar beats Century Communities on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.