M/I Homes (MHO) Competitors

M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO) and Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is MHO or TOL more profitable?

Toll Brothers has a net margin of 14.48% compared to M/I Homes' net margin of 12.54%. M/I Homes' return on equity of 19.94% beat Toll Brothers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M/I Homes	12.54%	19.94%	12.58%
Toll Brothers	14.48%	19.64%	11.02%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MHO or TOL?

Toll Brothers has higher revenue and earnings than M/I Homes. M/I Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Toll Brothers, 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
M/I Homes	$4.03B	0.95	$465.36M	$18.66	7.41
Toll Brothers	$10.85B	1.25	$1.57B	$15.03	9.01

Do analysts prefer MHO or TOL?

M/I Homes currently has a consensus price target of $197.50, suggesting a potential upside of 42.84%. Toll Brothers has a consensus price target of $156.64, suggesting a potential upside of 15.69%. Given M/I Homes' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe M/I Homes is more favorable than Toll Brothers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M/I Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Toll Brothers	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MHO or TOL?

95.1% of M/I Homes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Toll Brothers shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of M/I Homes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Toll Brothers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MHO or TOL?

Toll Brothers received 410 more outperform votes than M/I Homes when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.05% of users gave M/I Homes an outperform vote while only 57.02% of users gave Toll Brothers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
M/I Homes	Outperform Votes 236 60.05%	Underperform Votes 157 39.95%
Toll Brothers	Outperform Votes 646 57.02%	Underperform Votes 487 42.98%

Does the media refer more to MHO or TOL?

In the previous week, Toll Brothers had 20 more articles in the media than M/I Homes. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Toll Brothers and 4 mentions for M/I Homes. M/I Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Toll Brothers' score of 0.54 indicating that M/I Homes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
M/I Homes	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Toll Brothers	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, MHO or TOL?

M/I Homes has a beta of 2.29, suggesting that its share price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toll Brothers has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

M/I Homes beats Toll Brothers on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.