Cavco Industries (CVCO) Competitors

Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) and Cavco Industries (NASDAQ:CVCO) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CCS or CVCO?

Century Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Cavco Industries. Century Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cavco Industries, 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	$4.31B	0.46	$333.82M	$8.19	8.24
Cavco Industries	$2.09B	1.96	$171.04M	$23.07	22.52

Do analysts rate CCS or CVCO?

Century Communities presently has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.89%. Cavco Industries has a consensus target price of $522.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.57%. Given Century Communities' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Cavco Industries.

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
Cavco Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to CCS or CVCO?

In the previous week, Century Communities and Century Communities both had 13 articles in the media. Cavco Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Century Communities' score of 1.05 indicating that Cavco Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Communities	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cavco Industries	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CCS or CVCO more profitable?

Cavco Industries has a net margin of 8.99% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 6.03%. Cavco Industries' return on equity of 18.52% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%
Cavco Industries	8.99%	18.52%	13.96%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CCS or CVCO?

99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of Cavco Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of Century Communities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Cavco Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CCS or CVCO?

Century Communities has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cavco Industries has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cavco Industries beats Century Communities on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.