Tri Pointe Homes (TPH) Competitors

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

Is CCS or TPH more profitable?

Tri Pointe Homes has a net margin of 10.02% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 7.10%. Tri Pointe Homes' return on equity of 12.97% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Communities	7.10%	12.80%	7.18%
Tri Pointe Homes	10.02%	12.97%	8.86%

Which has more volatility & risk, CCS or TPH?

Century Communities has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tri Pointe Homes has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Tri Pointe Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Century Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Tri Pointe Homes shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CCS or TPH?

Century Communities presently has a consensus target price of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.64%. Tri Pointe Homes has a consensus target price of $41.60, indicating a potential upside of 21.92%. Given Century Communities' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Tri Pointe 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
Tri Pointe Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CCS or TPH?

Tri Pointe Homes has higher revenue and earnings 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
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.43	$333.82M	$9.66	6.39
Tri Pointe Homes	$4.42B	0.70	$458.03M	$4.50	7.58

Does the media favor CCS or TPH?

In the previous week, Tri Pointe Homes had 3 more articles in the media than Century Communities. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Tri Pointe Homes and 4 mentions for Century Communities. Tri Pointe Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Century Communities' score of 0.00 indicating that Tri Pointe Homes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Communities	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tri Pointe Homes	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Tri Pointe Homes beats Century Communities on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.