M/I Homes (MHO) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CCS or MHO?

M/I Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Century Communities. M/I Homes 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	0.42	$333.82M	$9.66	6.22
M/I Homes	$4.50B	0.69	$563.72M	$18.91	6.14

Which has more risk and volatility, CCS or MHO?

Century Communities has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M/I Homes has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CCS or MHO?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 20 more articles in the media than M/I Homes. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Century Communities and 0 mentions for M/I Homes. Century Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat M/I Homes' score of 0.00 indicating that Century Communities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Century Communities	Positive
M/I Homes	Neutral

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

99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of M/I Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Century Communities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of M/I Homes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CCS or MHO more profitable?

M/I Homes has a net margin of 12.11% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 7.10%. M/I Homes' return on equity of 18.62% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Communities	7.10%	12.80%	7.18%
M/I Homes	12.11%	18.62%	11.97%

Do analysts rate CCS or MHO?

Century Communities presently has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.57%. M/I Homes has a consensus target price of $162.50, suggesting a potential upside of 39.88%. Given Century Communities' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than M/I Homes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
M/I Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.67

Summary

M/I Homes beats Century Communities on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.