Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) versus Everus (NYSE:ECG) Critical Contrast

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

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 current recommendations for Everus and Century Communities, as provided 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 presently has a consensus price target of $67.67, suggesting a potential downside of 4.13%. Century Communities has a consensus price target of $104.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.68%. Given Century Communities’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Everus.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Everus	$2.73 billion	1.32	$137.23 million	N/A	N/A
Century Communities	$4.33 billion	0.55	$259.22 million	$10.03	7.53

Century Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Everus.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of Century Communities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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.