Comparing Everus (NYSE:ECG) & Landsea Homes (NASDAQ:LSEA)

Landsea Homes (NASDAQ:LSEA) and Everus (NYSE:ECG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Landsea Homes and Everus, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Landsea Homes	0	1	3	0	2.75
Everus	0	2	2	0	2.50

Landsea Homes currently has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 76.14%. Everus has a consensus target price of $67.67, suggesting a potential downside of 1.65%. Given Landsea Homes’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Landsea Homes is more favorable than Everus.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

83.0% of Landsea Homes shares are held by institutional investors. 51.0% of Landsea Homes shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Landsea Homes and Everus”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Landsea Homes	$1.46 billion	0.22	$29.24 million	$0.72	12.22
Everus	$2.73 billion	1.29	$137.23 million	N/A	N/A

Everus has higher revenue and earnings than Landsea Homes.

Profitability

This table compares Landsea Homes and Everus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Landsea Homes	1.82%	6.96%	2.92%
Everus	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Landsea Homes beats Everus on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Landsea Homes

Landsea Homes Corporation engages in the design, construction, marketing, and sale of suburban and urban single-family detached and attached homes in the United States. The company develops homes and communities; builds suburban, single-family detached and attached homes, mid-and high-rise properties, and master-planned communities. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Dallas, Texas. Landsea Homes Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Landsea Holdings Corporation.

About Everus

Everus Construction Group is providing a full spectrum of construction services through its electrical and mechanical and transmission and distribution specialty contracting services principally in United States. Its specialty contracting services are provided to utility, transportation, commercial, industrial, institutional, renewable and other customers. Everus Construction Group is based in BISMARCK, N.D.