Beazer Homes USA (BZH) Competitors $18.48 +0.25 (+1.37%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BZH vs. HOV, DHI, LEN, NVR, PHM, TOL, MTH, KBH, CVCO, and MHOShould you be buying Beazer Homes USA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Beazer Homes USA include Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV), D.R. Horton (DHI), Lennar (LEN), NVR (NVR), PulteGroup (PHM), Toll Brothers (TOL), Meritage Homes (MTH), KB Home (KBH), Cavco Industries (CVCO), and M/I Homes (MHO). These companies are all part of the "homebuilding" industry. Beazer Homes USA vs. Hovnanian Enterprises D.R. Horton Lennar NVR PulteGroup Toll Brothers Meritage Homes KB Home Cavco Industries M/I Homes Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) and Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BZH or HOV? Beazer Homes USA received 101 more outperform votes than Hovnanian Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.07% of users gave Beazer Homes USA an outperform vote while only 53.85% of users gave Hovnanian Enterprises an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBeazer Homes USAOutperform Votes36758.07% Underperform Votes26541.93% Hovnanian EnterprisesOutperform Votes26653.85% Underperform Votes22846.15% Does the media refer more to BZH or HOV? In the previous week, Beazer Homes USA had 2 more articles in the media than Hovnanian Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Beazer Homes USA and 6 mentions for Hovnanian Enterprises. Beazer Homes USA's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Hovnanian Enterprises' score of 0.70 indicating that Beazer Homes USA is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Beazer Homes USA 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hovnanian Enterprises 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in BZH or HOV? 85.7% of Beazer Homes USA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.4% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Beazer Homes USA shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, BZH or HOV? Beazer Homes USA has a beta of 2.05, suggesting that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hovnanian Enterprises has a beta of 2.43, suggesting that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BZH or HOV more profitable? Hovnanian Enterprises has a net margin of 8.05% compared to Beazer Homes USA's net margin of 5.04%. Hovnanian Enterprises' return on equity of 43.47% beat Beazer Homes USA's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Beazer Homes USA5.04% 10.12% 4.72% Hovnanian Enterprises 8.05%43.47%9.83% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BZH or HOV? Hovnanian Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than Beazer Homes USA. Hovnanian Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Beazer Homes USA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBeazer Homes USA$2.41B0.24$140.18M$3.934.70Hovnanian Enterprises$3.08B0.18$242.01M$32.782.87 Do analysts recommend BZH or HOV? Beazer Homes USA currently has a consensus price target of $39.67, indicating a potential upside of 114.65%. Hovnanian Enterprises has a consensus price target of $155.00, indicating a potential upside of 64.82%. Given Beazer Homes USA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Beazer Homes USA is more favorable than Hovnanian Enterprises.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Beazer Homes USA 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Hovnanian Enterprises 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 SummaryBeazer Homes USA beats Hovnanian Enterprises on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Beazer Homes USA News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BZH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BZH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBeazer Homes USAOperative builders IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$576.63M$6.31B$7.89B$18.52BDividend YieldN/A1.65%2.10%4.25%P/E Ratio4.706.5815.1431.06Price / Sales0.240.7170.3726.47Price / Cash4.917.6421.4017.54Price / Book0.471.333.984.29Net Income$140.18M$854.81M$535.55M$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.92%-2.66%63.03%4.23%1 Month Performance-13.81%-10.11%55.45%-6.79%1 Year Performance-34.51%-25.44%72.08%-0.03% Beazer Homes USA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BZHBeazer Homes USA4.4938 of 5 stars$18.48+1.4%$39.67+114.6%-35.5%$576.63M$2.41B4.701,130News CoverageGap UpHOVHovnanian Enterprises2.6258 of 5 stars$95.34-8.7%$155.00+62.6%-36.8%$564.87M$3.08B2.971,870Gap UpDHID.R. Horton4.9574 of 5 stars$120.69-5.6%$170.93+41.6%-21.1%$38.03B$36.69B8.5313,200Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeLENLennar4.9443 of 5 stars$107.04-3.6%$151.07+41.1%-34.2%$28.42B$35.76B7.4612,000Dividend AnnouncementGap UpHigh Trading VolumeNVRNVR4.0578 of 5 stars$7,063.43-4.7%$9,356.67+32.5%-7.8%$20.97B$10.54B13.926,550News CoveragePHMPulteGroup4.9077 of 5 stars$96.03-5.1%$140.86+46.7%-14.9%$19.44B$17.95B6.536,520Analyst ForecastPositive NewsTOLToll Brothers4.919 of 5 stars$95.09-5.7%$147.57+55.2%-22.3%$9.50B$10.76B6.545,200Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeMTHMeritage Homes4.5406 of 5 stars$65.73-4.9%$106.25+61.6%-19.8%$4.72B$6.39B5.031,920Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionKBHKB Home4.9805 of 5 stars$54.63-5.1%$71.21+30.3%-20.9%$3.90B$6.85B6.452,370Analyst ForecastCVCOCavco Industries2.0003 of 5 stars$466.36-4.6%$522.50+12.0%+24.9%$3.78B$1.93B22.956,300News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpMHOM/I Homes4.2521 of 5 stars$109.03-4.6%$176.50+61.9%-9.9%$2.96B$4.50B5.531,660Short Interest ↑Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hovnanian Enterprises Competitors D.R. 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