Vistry Group (OTCMKTS:BVHMF – Get Free Report) and LGI Homes (NASDAQ:LGIH – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Vistry Group and LGI Homes’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Vistry Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| LGI Homes | 4.22% | 3.80% | 1.98% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
54.2% of Vistry Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.9% of LGI Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.6% of LGI Homes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Vistry Group | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
| LGI Homes | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
LGI Homes has a consensus price target of $72.75, suggesting a potential upside of 33.32%. Given LGI Homes’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LGI Homes is more favorable than Vistry Group.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Vistry Group and LGI Homes”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Vistry Group | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| LGI Homes | $1.71 billion | 0.74 | $72.55 million | $3.05 | 17.89 |
LGI Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Vistry Group.
Summary
LGI Homes beats Vistry Group on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Vistry Group
Vistry Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a builder of homes in the United Kingdom. The company offers two-bed to four and five-bed family homes. It owns a land bank of 40,218 plots. The company was formerly known as Bovis Homes Group PLC and changed its name to Vistry Group PLC in January 2020. Vistry Group PLC was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in West Malling, the United Kingdom.
About LGI Homes
LGI Homes, Inc. designs, constructs, and sells homes. It offers entry-level homes, such as attached and detached homes, and active adult homes under the LGI Homes brand name; and luxury series homes under the Terrata Homes brand name. The company also engages in the wholesale business, which include building and selling homes to large institutions looking to acquire single-family rental properties. It serves customers in Texas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Colorado, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, Tennessee, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Alabama, California, Oregon, Nevada, West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Utah. LGI Homes, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
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