Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) and Everus (NYSE:ECG) Head to Head Review

Everus (NYSE:ECG) and Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Everus and Century Communities”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Everus	$2.73 billion	1.25	$137.23 million	N/A	N/A
Century Communities	$4.33 billion	0.55	$259.22 million	$10.03	7.55

Century Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Everus.

Profitability

This table compares Everus and Century Communities’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Everus	N/A	N/A	N/A
Century Communities	7.44%	13.79%	7.80%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Everus and Century Communities, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Everus	0	2	2	0	2.50
Century Communities	0	2	1	0	2.33

Everus currently has a consensus target price of $67.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.86%. Century Communities has a consensus target price of $104.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.29%. Given Century Communities’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Everus.

Summary

Century Communities beats Everus on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.