Analyzing M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO) and Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK)

M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO) and Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for M/I Homes and Stanley Black & Decker, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M/I Homes	1	2	3	1	2.57
Stanley Black & Decker	1	7	5	0	2.31

M/I Homes presently has a consensus price target of $164.40, indicating a potential upside of 24.92%. Stanley Black & Decker has a consensus price target of $100.09, indicating a potential downside of 13.01%. Given M/I Homes’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe M/I Homes is more favorable than Stanley Black & Decker.

Risk and Volatility

M/I Homes has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stanley Black & Decker has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares M/I Homes and Stanley Black & Decker’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M/I Homes	6.59%	10.12%	6.74%
Stanley Black & Decker	5.53%	10.22%	4.41%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares M/I Homes and Stanley Black & Decker”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	0.75	$402.94 million	$10.52	12.51
Stanley Black & Decker	$15.13 billion	1.13	$401.90 million	$5.59	20.58

M/I Homes has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stanley Black & Decker. M/I Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stanley Black & Decker, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.1% of M/I Homes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of Stanley Black & Decker shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of M/I Homes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Stanley Black & Decker shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

M/I Homes beats Stanley Black & Decker on 10 of the 15 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 Stanley Black & Decker

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. engages in the provision of power and hand tools, and related accessories, products, services and equipment for oil and gas, infrastructure applications, commercial electronic security and monitoring systems, healthcare solutions, and mechanical access solutions. It operates through the Tools and Outdoor and Industrial segments. The Tools and Outdoor segment refers to power tools, hand tools, accessories and storage, and outdoor power equipment product lines. The Industrial segment includes the engineered fastening and infrastructure businesses. The company was founded by Frederick T. Stanley in 1843 and is headquartered in New Britain, CT.