Landsea Homes (LSEA) Competitors

Limbach (NASDAQ:LMB) and Landsea Homes (NASDAQ:LSEA) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, LMB or LSEA?

Limbach has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Landsea Homes has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend LMB or LSEA?

Limbach currently has a consensus target price of $94.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.42%. Landsea Homes has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.81%. Given Landsea Homes' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Landsea Homes is more favorable than Limbach.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Limbach	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Landsea Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is LMB or LSEA more profitable?

Limbach has a net margin of 5.08% compared to Landsea Homes' net margin of 1.82%. Limbach's return on equity of 20.16% beat Landsea Homes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Limbach	5.08%	20.16%	8.60%
Landsea Homes	1.82%	6.96%	2.92%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LMB or LSEA?

Limbach received 196 more outperform votes than Landsea Homes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.78% of users gave Limbach an outperform vote while only 38.89% of users gave Landsea Homes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Limbach	Outperform Votes 217 55.78%	Underperform Votes 172 44.22%
Landsea Homes	Outperform Votes 21 38.89%	Underperform Votes 33 61.11%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LMB or LSEA?

55.8% of Limbach shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Landsea Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of Limbach shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.0% of Landsea Homes shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor LMB or LSEA?

In the previous week, Limbach had 6 more articles in the media than Landsea Homes. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Limbach and 3 mentions for Landsea Homes. Limbach's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Landsea Homes' score of 0.00 indicating that Limbach is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Limbach	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Landsea Homes	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LMB or LSEA?

Landsea Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Limbach. Landsea Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Limbach, 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
Limbach	$517.82M	2.23	$20.75M	$2.20	46.65
Landsea Homes	$1.21B	0.33	$29.24M	$0.72	15.18

Summary

Limbach beats Landsea Homes on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.