Smith Douglas Homes (NYSE:SDHC) & Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) Financial Comparison

Smith Douglas Homes (NYSE:SDHC) and Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Century Communities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Smith Douglas Homes and Century Communities’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smith Douglas Homes	N/A	N/A	N/A
Century Communities	7.02%	11.57%	6.70%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Smith Douglas Homes and Century Communities’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Smith Douglas Homes	$764.63 million	0.29	$123.18 million	N/A	N/A
Century Communities	$3.69 billion	0.68	$259.22 million	$8.05	9.79

Century Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Smith Douglas Homes.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Smith Douglas Homes and Century Communities, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smith Douglas Homes	0	5	1	0	2.17
Century Communities	1	0	1	0	2.00

Smith Douglas Homes presently has a consensus target price of $27.70, suggesting a potential upside of 10.53%. Century Communities has a consensus target price of $96.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.86%. Given Century Communities’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Smith Douglas Homes.

Summary

Century Communities beats Smith Douglas Homes on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Smith Douglas Homes

Smith Douglas Homes Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, construction, and sale of single-family homes in the southeastern United States. It also provides closing, escrow, and title insurance services. The company sells its products to entry-level and empty-nest homebuyers. Smith Douglas Homes Corp. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Woodstock, Georgia.

About Century Communities

Century Communities, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, construction, marketing, and sale of single-family attached and detached homes. It is also involved in the entitlement and development of the underlying land; and provision of mortgage, title, and insurance services to its homebuyers. The company offers homes under the Century Communities and Century Complete brands. It sells homes through its sales representatives, retail studios, and internet, as well as through independent real estate brokers in 18 states in the United States. Century Communities, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.