Tri Pointe Homes - TPH Competitors

Tri Pointe Homes (NYSE:TPH) and M.D.C. (NYSE:MDC) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Which has better earnings & valuation, TPH or MDC?

Tri Pointe Homes has higher earnings, but lower revenue than M.D.C.. Tri Pointe Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M.D.C., 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	$4.30 billion	0.59	$576.06 million	$5.57	4.51
M.D.C.	$5.72 billion	0.49	$562.14 million	$7.67	5.04

Does the media favor TPH or MDC?

In the previous week, M.D.C. had 2 more articles in the media than Tri Pointe Homes. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for M.D.C. and 4 mentions for Tri Pointe Homes. Tri Pointe Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat M.D.C.'s score of 0.44 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
M.D.C.	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend TPH or MDC?

Tri Pointe Homes currently has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential downside of 16.43%. M.D.C. has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential downside of 28.90%. Given Tri Pointe Homes' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Tri Pointe Homes is more favorable than M.D.C..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tri Pointe Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
M.D.C.	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TPH or MDC?

Tri Pointe Homes received 72 more outperform votes than M.D.C. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.49% of users gave Tri Pointe Homes an outperform vote while only 54.74% of users gave M.D.C. an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tri Pointe Homes	Outperform Votes 355 67.49%	Underperform Votes 171 32.51%
M.D.C.	Outperform Votes 283 54.74%	Underperform Votes 234 45.26%

Is TPH or MDC more profitable?

Tri Pointe Homes has a net margin of 13.40% compared to M.D.C.'s net margin of 9.83%. Tri Pointe Homes' return on equity of 22.24% beat M.D.C.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tri Pointe Homes	13.40%	22.24%	12.82%
M.D.C.	9.83%	19.24%	10.71%

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

99.4% of Tri Pointe Homes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of M.D.C. shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Tri Pointe Homes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of M.D.C. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, TPH or MDC?

Tri Pointe Homes has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M.D.C. has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tri Pointe Homes beats M.D.C. on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.