Landsea Homes (LSEA) Competitors

Smith Douglas Homes (NYSE:SDHC) and Landsea Homes (NASDAQ:LSEA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings.

Do analysts recommend SDHC or LSEA?

Smith Douglas Homes currently has a consensus price target of $24.80, suggesting a potential upside of 30.93%. Landsea Homes has a consensus price target of $13.75, suggesting a potential upside of 115.52%. Given Landsea Homes' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Landsea Homes is more favorable than Smith Douglas Homes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smith Douglas Homes	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Landsea Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media prefer SDHC or LSEA?

In the previous week, Smith Douglas Homes had 8 more articles in the media than Landsea Homes. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Smith Douglas Homes and 3 mentions for Landsea Homes. Landsea Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Smith Douglas Homes' score of -0.02 indicating that Landsea Homes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Smith Douglas Homes	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Landsea Homes	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SDHC or LSEA?

83.0% of Landsea Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.0% of Landsea Homes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SDHC or LSEA more profitable?

Smith Douglas Homes has a net margin of 4.60% compared to Landsea Homes' net margin of 1.82%. Smith Douglas Homes' return on equity of 21.01% beat Landsea Homes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smith Douglas Homes	4.60%	21.01%	16.10%
Landsea Homes	1.82%	6.96%	2.92%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SDHC or LSEA?

Landsea Homes received 21 more outperform votes than Smith Douglas Homes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 38.60% of users gave Landsea Homes an outperform vote while only 4.35% of users gave Smith Douglas Homes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Smith Douglas Homes	Outperform Votes 1 4.35%	Underperform Votes 22 95.65%
Landsea Homes	Outperform Votes 22 38.60%	Underperform Votes 35 61.40%

Which has more risk & volatility, SDHC or LSEA?

Smith Douglas Homes has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Landsea Homes has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SDHC or LSEA?

Smith Douglas Homes has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Landsea Homes. Smith Douglas Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Landsea 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
Smith Douglas Homes	$975.46M	1.00	$123.18M	$1.76	10.76
Landsea Homes	$1.55B	0.15	$29.24M	$0.47	13.57

Summary

Smith Douglas Homes and Landsea Homes tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.