Tri Pointe Homes (TPH) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CCS or TPH?

Tri Pointe Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Century Communities. Century Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tri Pointe Homes, 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
Century Communities	$4.40B	0.42	$333.82M	$8.19	7.65
Tri Pointe Homes	$4.42B	0.70	$458.03M	$3.93	8.66

Which has more risk & volatility, CCS or TPH?

Century Communities has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tri Pointe Homes has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CCS or TPH?

In the previous week, Century Communities had 5 more articles in the media than Tri Pointe Homes. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Century Communities and 3 mentions for Tri Pointe Homes. Tri Pointe Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Century Communities' score of 1.07 indicating that Tri Pointe Homes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Communities	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tri Pointe Homes	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CCS or TPH more profitable?

Tri Pointe Homes has a net margin of 9.22% compared to Century Communities' net margin of 6.03%. Tri Pointe Homes' return on equity of 11.33% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Communities	6.03%	10.99%	6.14%
Tri Pointe Homes	9.22%	11.33%	7.75%

Do analysts recommend CCS or TPH?

Century Communities currently has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.74%. Tri Pointe Homes has a consensus price target of $40.80, indicating a potential upside of 19.92%. Given Century Communities' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Tri Pointe Homes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Tri Pointe Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CCS or TPH?

99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Tri Pointe Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.6% of Century Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Tri Pointe Homes shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Tri Pointe Homes beats Century Communities on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.