Century Communities (CCS) Competitors

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) and Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Do analysts recommend DHI or CCS?

D.R. Horton currently has a consensus price target of $151.15, indicating a potential upside of 14.44%. Century Communities has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.45%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than D.R. Horton.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
D.R. Horton	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DHI or CCS?

90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of D.R. Horton shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of Century Communities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, DHI or CCS?

D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer DHI or CCS?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 4 more articles in the media than D.R. Horton. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Century Communities and 21 mentions for D.R. Horton. D.R. Horton's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Century Communities' score of 0.66 indicating that D.R. Horton is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
D.R. Horton	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Communities	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DHI or CCS more profitable?

D.R. Horton has a net margin of 12.15% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 7.10%. D.R. Horton's return on equity of 16.95% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
D.R. Horton	12.15%	16.95%	12.09%
Century Communities	7.10%	12.80%	7.18%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DHI or CCS?

D.R. Horton has higher revenue and earnings than Century Communities. Century Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than D.R. Horton, 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
D.R. Horton	$36.80B	1.10	$4.76B	$13.21	10.00
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.41	$333.82M	$9.66	6.18

Is DHI or CCS a better dividend stock?

D.R. Horton pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Century Communities pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. D.R. Horton pays out 12.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Century Communities pays out 12.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. D.R. Horton has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Century Communities has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Century Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

D.R. Horton beats Century Communities on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.