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

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	0.45	$333.82M	$8.19	8.10
M/I Homes	$4.50B	0.86	$563.72M	$18.21	7.96

Is CCS or MHO more profitable?

M/I Homes has a net margin of 11.40% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 6.03%. M/I Homes' return on equity of 17.23% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%
M/I Homes	11.40%	17.23%	11.16%

Which has more risk & volatility, CCS or MHO?

Century Communities has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M/I Homes has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CCS or MHO?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 2 more articles in the media than M/I Homes. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Century Communities and 4 mentions for M/I Homes. M/I Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Century Communities' score of 1.26 indicating that M/I Homes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Communities	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
M/I Homes	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CCS or MHO?

Century Communities currently has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.21%. M/I Homes has a consensus price target of $162.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.14%. Given Century Communities' higher probable upside, equities 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

M/I Homes beats Century Communities on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.