Contrasting Fenbo (NASDAQ:FEBO) & M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO)

Fenbo (NASDAQ:FEBO) and M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Fenbo has a beta of -1.63, indicating that its share price is 263% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M/I Homes has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Fenbo and M/I Homes”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fenbo	$10.90 million	0.81	-$1.37 million	N/A	N/A
M/I Homes	$4.42 billion	0.86	$402.94 million	$11.88	12.65

M/I Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Fenbo.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Fenbo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of M/I Homes shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of M/I Homes shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Fenbo and M/I Homes’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fenbo	N/A	N/A	N/A
M/I Homes	7.44%	11.53%	7.65%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Fenbo and M/I Homes, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fenbo	1	0	0	0	1.00
M/I Homes	0	3	2	2	2.86

M/I Homes has a consensus price target of $164.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.31%. Given M/I Homes’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe M/I Homes is more favorable than Fenbo.

Summary

M/I Homes beats Fenbo on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fenbo

Fenbo Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells personal care electric appliances and toys products. The company offers curling wands and irons, flat irons and hair straighteners, hair dryers, trimmers, nail polishers, pet shampoo brushes, eyebrow pliers, etc. It serves customers in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and internationally. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. Fenbo Holdings Limited operates as a subsidiary of Luxury Max Investments Limited.

About M/I Homes

M/I Homes, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the construction and sale of single-family residential homes in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, and Tennessee. The company operates through Northern Homebuilding, Southern Homebuilding, and Financial Services segments. It also designs, constructs, markets, and sells single-family homes and attached townhomes to first-time, millennial, move-up, empty-nester, multi-generational, and luxury homebuyers under the M/I Homes brand name. In addition, the company purchases undeveloped land to develop into developed lots for the construction of single-family homes, as well as for sale to others. Further, the company originates and sells mortgages; and serves as a title insurance agent by providing title insurance policies, examination, and closing services to purchasers of its homes. M/I Homes, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.