Head-To-Head Survey: Landsea Homes (NASDAQ:LSEA) and Everus (NYSE:ECG)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Everus and Landsea Homes, as provided by MarketBeat.

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

Everus presently has a consensus price target of $67.67, indicating a potential downside of 4.13%. Landsea Homes has a consensus price target of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 78.37%. Given Landsea Homes’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Landsea Homes is more favorable than Everus.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Profitability

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

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Everus and Landsea Homes”s 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
Landsea Homes	$1.46 billion	0.22	$29.24 million	$0.72	12.07

Everus has higher revenue and earnings than Landsea Homes.

Summary

Landsea Homes 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 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.