Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, TMHC or CCS?

Taylor Morrison Home has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TMHC or CCS?

95.2% of Taylor Morrison Home shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Taylor Morrison Home shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of Century Communities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TMHC or CCS?

Taylor Morrison Home has higher revenue and earnings than Century Communities. Century Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Taylor Morrison Home, 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
Taylor Morrison Home	$8.17B	0.77	$883.31M	$8.60	7.27
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.40	$333.82M	$9.66	6.03

Does the media favor TMHC or CCS?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 16 more articles in the media than Taylor Morrison Home. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Century Communities and 5 mentions for Taylor Morrison Home. Taylor Morrison Home's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Century Communities' score of 0.66 indicating that Taylor Morrison Home is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Taylor Morrison Home	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Communities	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer TMHC or CCS?

Taylor Morrison Home presently has a consensus target price of $76.88, suggesting a potential upside of 22.98%. Century Communities has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.95%. Given Century Communities' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Taylor Morrison Home.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taylor Morrison Home	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is TMHC or CCS more profitable?

Taylor Morrison Home has a net margin of 10.84% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 7.10%. Taylor Morrison Home's return on equity of 16.72% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taylor Morrison Home	10.84%	16.72%	10.41%
Century Communities	7.10%	12.80%	7.18%

Summary

Taylor Morrison Home beats Century Communities on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.