Analyzing Thor Industries (NYSE:THO) & Deer Valley (OTCMKTS:DVLY)

Thor Industries (NYSE:THO) and Deer Valley (OTCMKTS:DVLY) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Thor Industries and Deer Valley”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Thor Industries	$10.04 billion	0.49	$265.31 million	$4.17	22.36
Deer Valley	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Thor Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Deer Valley.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.7% of Thor Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Thor Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 81.6% of Deer Valley shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Thor Industries and Deer Valley’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thor Industries	2.32%	6.15%	3.61%
Deer Valley	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Thor Industries and Deer Valley, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Thor Industries	1	7	2	0	2.10
Deer Valley	0	0	0	0	0.00

Thor Industries presently has a consensus target price of $87.63, indicating a potential downside of 6.01%. Given Thor Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Thor Industries is more favorable than Deer Valley.

Summary

Thor Industries beats Deer Valley on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Thor Industries

THOR Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells recreational vehicles (RVs), and related parts and accessories in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The company offers travel trailers; gasoline and diesel Class A, Class B, and Class C motorhomes; conventional travel trailers and fifth wheels; luxury fifth wheels; and motorcaravans, caravans, campervans, and urban vehicles. It also provides aluminum extrusion and specialized component products to RV and other manufacturers. The company provides its products through independent and non-franchise dealers. THOR Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Elkhart, Indiana.

About Deer Valley

Deer Valley Corporation, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells factory built homes primarily in the southeastern and south central regions of the United States. It operates through Factory-Built Housing and Financial Services segments. The company offers HUD code homes and modular homes. It also provides dealer inventory-secured financing for its factory built homes. Deer Valley Corporation markets its products in approximately 14 states through a network of independent dealers, builders, developers, and government agencies. The company was formerly known as Cytation Corporation and changed its name to Deer Valley Corporation in July 2006. Deer Valley Corporation is based in Tampa, Florida. Deer Valley Corporation is a subsidiary of Peerless Systems Corp.