Reviewing Barratt Developments (OTCMKTS:BTDPF) & M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO)

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.1% of M/I Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.4% of Barratt Developments shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of M/I 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 Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for M/I Homes and Barratt Developments, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M/I Homes	0	3	2	2	2.86
Barratt Developments	0	0	0	0	0.00

M/I Homes presently has a consensus price target of $164.25, indicating a potential upside of 7.85%. Given M/I Homes’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe M/I Homes is more favorable than Barratt Developments.

Profitability

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

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares M/I Homes and Barratt Developments”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
M/I Homes	$4.42 billion	0.87	$402.94 million	$11.88	12.82
Barratt Developments	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.30	12.99

M/I Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Barratt Developments. M/I Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barratt Developments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

M/I Homes beats Barratt Developments on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Barratt Developments

Barratt Redrow plc engages in the housebuilding business in the United Kingdom. The company acquires and develops land; plans, designs, and constructs homes, apartments, penthouses, and communities, as well as undertakes mixed-use regeneration schemes; and develops retail, leisure, office, industrial, and mixed-use properties. It is also involved in the commercial development business under the Wilson Bowden Developments brand name. The company offers its homes under the Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes, and Barratt London brands. The company was formerly known as Barratt Developments plc and changed its name Barratt Redrow plc in October 2024. Barratt Redrow plc was incorporated in 1958 and is headquartered in Coalville, the United Kingdom.