M/I Homes (MHO) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer TOL or MHO?

In the previous week, Toll Brothers had 32 more articles in the media than M/I Homes. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Toll Brothers and 7 mentions for M/I Homes. M/I Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Toll Brothers' score of 0.81 indicating that M/I Homes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Toll Brothers	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
M/I Homes	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, TOL or MHO?

Toll Brothers has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M/I Homes has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TOL or MHO?

Toll Brothers received 414 more outperform votes than M/I Homes when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.40% of users gave M/I Homes an outperform vote while only 56.76% of users gave Toll Brothers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Toll Brothers	Outperform Votes 655 56.76%	Underperform Votes 499 43.24%
M/I Homes	Outperform Votes 241 60.40%	Underperform Votes 158 39.60%

Which has better valuation & earnings, TOL or MHO?

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
Toll Brothers	$10.76B	0.87	$1.57B	$14.53	6.48
M/I Homes	$4.50B	0.65	$563.72M	$19.71	5.44

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TOL or MHO?

91.8% of Toll Brothers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of M/I Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Toll Brothers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of M/I Homes shares are owned by 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.

Do analysts rate TOL or MHO?

Toll Brothers currently has a consensus price target of $144.79, indicating a potential upside of 53.85%. M/I Homes has a consensus price target of $176.50, indicating a potential upside of 64.60%. Given M/I Homes' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe M/I Homes is more favorable than Toll Brothers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Toll Brothers	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
M/I Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.67

Is TOL or MHO more profitable?

Toll Brothers has a net margin of 14.03% compared to M/I Homes' net margin of 12.51%. M/I Homes' return on equity of 20.20% beat Toll Brothers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Toll Brothers	14.03%	18.32%	10.34%
M/I Homes	12.51%	20.20%	12.84%

Summary

M/I Homes beats Toll Brothers on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.