M/I Homes (MHO) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to CCS or MHO?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 8 more articles in the media than M/I Homes. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Century Communities and 11 mentions for M/I Homes. M/I Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Century Communities' score of 0.32 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
M/I Homes	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CCS or MHO?

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

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 volatility & risk, CCS or MHO?

Century Communities has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M/I Homes has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CCS or MHO?

Century Communities presently has a consensus target price of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.29%. M/I Homes has a consensus target price of $162.50, indicating a potential upside of 32.40%. Given Century Communities' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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

Which has higher earnings & 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	0.39	$333.82M	$8.19	7.05
M/I Homes	$4.49B	0.73	$563.72M	$18.21	6.74

Summary

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