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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	0.85	$465.36M	$17.38	7.10
Century Communities	$3.89B	0.69	$259.22M	$9.01	9.42

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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%

Does the media favor MHO or CCS?

In the previous week, M/I Homes had 1 more articles in the media than Century Communities. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for M/I Homes and 1 mentions for Century Communities. Century Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat M/I Homes' score of 0.00 indicating that M/I Homes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
M/I Homes	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Communities	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, MHO or CCS?

M/I Homes has a beta of 2.16, meaning that its stock price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Do analysts rate MHO or CCS?

M/I Homes presently has a consensus price target of $130.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.31%. Century Communities has a consensus price target of $96.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.17%. 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

M/I Homes beats Century Communities on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.