Tri Pointe Homes (TPH) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, TPH or CCS?

Tri Pointe Homes has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

97.0% of Tri Pointe Homes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Tri Pointe Homes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Century Communities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TPH or CCS?

Tri Pointe Homes has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Century Communities. Century Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tri Pointe Homes, 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
Tri Pointe Homes	$4.04B	0.82	$458.03M	$3.93	9.26
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.47	$333.82M	$8.19	8.46

Does the media prefer TPH or CCS?

In the previous week, Tri Pointe Homes had 6 more articles in the media than Century Communities. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Tri Pointe Homes and 8 mentions for Century Communities. Tri Pointe Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Century Communities' score of 1.05 indicating that Tri Pointe Homes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tri Pointe Homes	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Communities	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TPH or CCS more profitable?

Tri Pointe Homes has a net margin of 9.22% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 6.03%. Tri Pointe Homes' return on equity of 11.33% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tri Pointe Homes	9.22%	11.33%	7.75%
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%

Do analysts prefer TPH or CCS?

Tri Pointe Homes presently has a consensus price target of $40.80, indicating a potential upside of 12.12%. Century Communities has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.62%. Given Century Communities' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Tri Pointe Homes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tri Pointe Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Century Communities	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Summary

Tri Pointe Homes beats Century Communities on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.