M/I Homes (MHO) Competitors

M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO) and Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MHO or CCS?

M/I Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Century Communities. M/I Homes 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
M/I Homes	$4.50B	0.69	$563.72M	$18.91	6.10
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.41	$333.82M	$9.66	6.18

Does the media prefer MHO or CCS?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 24 more articles in the media than M/I Homes. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Century Communities and 1 mentions for M/I Homes. M/I Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Century Communities' score of 0.66 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Communities	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MHO or CCS?

95.1% of M/I Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of M/I Homes shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of Century Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate MHO or CCS?

M/I Homes presently has a consensus target price of $162.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.77%. Century Communities has a consensus target price of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.45%. Given Century Communities' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than M/I Homes.

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)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.67
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, MHO or CCS?

M/I Homes has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MHO or CCS more profitable?

M/I Homes has a net margin of 12.11% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 7.10%. M/I Homes' return on equity of 18.62% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M/I Homes	12.11%	18.62%	11.97%
Century Communities	7.10%	12.80%	7.18%

Summary

M/I Homes beats Century Communities on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.