Century Communities (CCS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, MHO or CCS?

M/I Homes has a beta of 2.13, meaning that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MHO or CCS?

95.1% of M/I Homes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of M/I Homes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Century Communities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MHO or CCS more profitable?

M/I Homes has a net margin of 12.27% compared to M/I Homes' net margin of 7.47%. Century Communities' return on equity of 20.26% beat M/I Homes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M/I Homes	12.27%	20.26%	12.43%
Century Communities	7.47%	12.90%	7.49%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MHO or CCS?

Century Communities received 72 more outperform votes than M/I Homes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.02% of users gave Century Communities an outperform vote while only 59.42% of users gave M/I Homes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
M/I Homes	Outperform Votes 227 59.42%	Underperform Votes 155 40.58%
Century Communities	Outperform Votes 299 61.02%	Underperform Votes 191 38.98%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MHO or CCS?

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
M/I Homes	$4.03B	0.79	$465.36M	$17.38	6.63
Century Communities	$3.69B	0.67	$259.22M	$9.01	8.69

Does the media prefer MHO or CCS?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 4 more articles in the media than M/I Homes. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Century Communities and 34 mentions for M/I Homes. M/I Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Century Communities' score of 0.83 indicating that Century Communities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
M/I Homes	13 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Communities	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend MHO or CCS?

M/I Homes presently has a consensus target price of $130.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.78%. Century Communities has a consensus target price of $96.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.89%. Given M/I Homes' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than M/I Homes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M/I Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Century Communities	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Century Communities beats M/I Homes on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.