Head to Head Analysis: Century Communities (CCS) & Its Rivals

Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) is one of 150 public companies in the “Household Durables” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Century Communities to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Century Communities and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Century Communities	$3.81 billion	$147.60 million	13.73
Century Communities Competitors	$5.32 billion	$313.99 million	8.81

Century Communities’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Century Communities. Century Communities is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Century Communities and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Communities	2.86%	5.41%	3.01%
Century Communities Competitors	-2.56%	-17.20%	1.25%

Risk and Volatility

Century Communities has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Communities’ competitors have a beta of 1.77, indicating that their average share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Century Communities pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Century Communities pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Household Durables” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.1% and pay out 31.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Century Communities has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Century Communities lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Century Communities and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Communities	3	2	2	0	1.86
Century Communities Competitors	1820	7455	8182	319	2.39

Century Communities currently has a consensus target price of $63.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.35%. As a group, “Household Durables” companies have a potential upside of 44.82%. Given Century Communities’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Century Communities has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of Century Communities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Century Communities competitors beat Century Communities on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

About Century Communities

Century Communities, Inc. is a U.S. homebuilder that designs, constructs, markets and sells single-family homes and townhomes. The company offers homes at a range of price points and sells them through its Century Communities and Century Complete brands. Founded in 2002, the company operates in markets across the United States. Its related services include mortgage lending and title services, which support customers through the home-buying process. Co-founder Robert J. Francescon serves as the company’s chief executive officer.