Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Competitors

Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) and Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer HOV or CCS?

Hovnanian Enterprises currently has a consensus price target of $120.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.75%. Century Communities has a consensus price target of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.33%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Hovnanian Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hovnanian Enterprises	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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

65.4% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Century Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, HOV or CCS?

Hovnanian Enterprises has a beta of 2.19, indicating that its share price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HOV or CCS more profitable?

Century Communities has a net margin of 6.03% compared to Hovnanian Enterprises' net margin of 5.06%. Hovnanian Enterprises' return on equity of 23.52% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hovnanian Enterprises	5.06%	23.52%	6.20%
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%

Does the media favor HOV or CCS?

In the previous week, Hovnanian Enterprises had 4 more articles in the media than Century Communities. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Hovnanian Enterprises and 12 mentions for Century Communities. Century Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Hovnanian Enterprises' score of 0.35 indicating that Century Communities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hovnanian Enterprises	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Century Communities	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, HOV or CCS?

Century Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Hovnanian Enterprises. Hovnanian Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Century Communities, 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
Hovnanian Enterprises	$3.00B	0.27	$242.01M	$20.79	6.69
Century Communities	$4.31B	0.45	$333.82M	$8.19	8.02

Summary

Century Communities beats Hovnanian Enterprises on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.