Century Communities (CCS) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to TMHC or CCS?

In the previous week, Taylor Morrison Home had 5 more articles in the media than Century Communities. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Taylor Morrison Home and 6 mentions for Century Communities. Century Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Taylor Morrison Home's score of 0.75 indicating that Century Communities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Taylor Morrison Home	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Communities	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable 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	$8.17B	0.69	$883.31M	$8.28	6.71
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.41	$333.82M	$10.40	5.67

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

95.2% of Taylor Morrison Home shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Taylor Morrison Home shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Century Communities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TMHC or CCS?

Taylor Morrison Home received 180 more outperform votes than Century Communities when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.80% of users gave Century Communities an outperform vote while only 59.58% of users gave Taylor Morrison Home an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Taylor Morrison Home	Outperform Votes 482 59.58%	Underperform Votes 327 40.42%
Century Communities	Outperform Votes 302 59.80%	Underperform Votes 203 40.20%

Do analysts prefer TMHC or CCS?

Taylor Morrison Home currently has a consensus price target of $79.57, indicating a potential upside of 43.26%. Century Communities has a consensus price target of $103.00, indicating a potential upside of 74.66%. Given Century Communities' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Taylor Morrison Home.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taylor Morrison Home	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is TMHC or CCS more profitable?

Taylor Morrison Home has a net margin of 10.81% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 7.59%. Taylor Morrison Home's return on equity of 16.50% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taylor Morrison Home	10.81%	16.50%	10.16%
Century Communities	7.59%	14.17%	8.02%

Which has more risk and volatility, TMHC or CCS?

Taylor Morrison Home has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Taylor Morrison Home beats Century Communities on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.