Century Communities (CCS) Competitors

Taylor Morrison Home (NYSE:TMHC) and Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Does the media prefer TMHC or CCS?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 2 more articles in the media than Taylor Morrison Home. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Century Communities and 11 mentions for Taylor Morrison Home. Taylor Morrison Home's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Century Communities' score of 0.33 indicating that Taylor Morrison Home is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Taylor Morrison Home	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Communities	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, TMHC or CCS?

Taylor Morrison Home has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend TMHC or CCS?

Taylor Morrison Home currently has a consensus target price of $85.33, suggesting a potential upside of 42.87%. Century Communities has a consensus target price of $104.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.29%. Given Taylor Morrison Home's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Taylor Morrison Home is more favorable than Century Communities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taylor Morrison Home	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TMHC or CCS?

Taylor Morrison Home received 176 more outperform votes than Century Communities when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.04% of users gave Century Communities an outperform vote while only 59.90% of users gave Taylor Morrison Home an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Taylor Morrison Home	Outperform Votes 478 59.90%	Underperform Votes 320 40.10%
Century Communities	Outperform Votes 302 60.04%	Underperform Votes 201 39.96%

Which has better earnings and valuation, TMHC or CCS?

Taylor Morrison Home has higher revenue and earnings than Century Communities. Century Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Taylor Morrison Home, 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
Taylor Morrison Home	$7.83B	0.79	$768.93M	$7.56	7.90
Century Communities	$4.33B	0.55	$259.22M	$10.03	7.55

Is TMHC or CCS more profitable?

Taylor Morrison Home has a net margin of 10.39% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 7.44%. Taylor Morrison Home's return on equity of 15.91% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taylor Morrison Home	10.39%	15.91%	9.73%
Century Communities	7.44%	13.79%	7.80%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TMHC or CCS?

95.2% of Taylor Morrison Home shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Taylor Morrison Home shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Century Communities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Taylor Morrison Home beats Century Communities on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.