Green Brick Partners (GRBK) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to CCS or GRBK?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 7 more articles in the media than Green Brick Partners. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Century Communities and 4 mentions for Green Brick Partners. Green Brick Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Century Communities' score of 0.33 indicating that Green Brick Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Communities	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Green Brick Partners	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CCS or GRBK?

Century Communities received 74 more outperform votes than Green Brick Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.40% of users gave Century Communities an outperform vote while only 57.87% of users gave Green Brick Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Century Communities	Outperform Votes 302 60.40%	Underperform Votes 198 39.60%
Green Brick Partners	Outperform Votes 228 57.87%	Underperform Votes 166 42.13%

Do analysts rate CCS or GRBK?

Century Communities presently has a consensus price target of $107.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.31%. Green Brick Partners has a consensus price target of $69.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.44%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Green Brick Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Green Brick Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is CCS or GRBK more profitable?

Green Brick Partners has a net margin of 17.70% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 7.44%. Green Brick Partners' return on equity of 25.35% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Communities	7.44%	13.79%	7.80%
Green Brick Partners	17.70%	25.35%	17.29%

Which has more risk & volatility, CCS or GRBK?

Century Communities has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Brick Partners has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CCS or GRBK?

Green Brick Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Century Communities. Century Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Green Brick Partners, 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	$3.69B	0.73	$259.22M	$10.03	8.62
Green Brick Partners	$1.78B	1.72	$284.63M	$7.70	8.92

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CCS or GRBK?

99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Green Brick Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of Century Communities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Green Brick Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Century Communities beats Green Brick Partners on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.