Financial Analysis: Everus (NYSE:ECG) vs. M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO)

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

Profitability

This table compares Everus and M/I 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
M/I Homes	12.54%	19.94%	12.58%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.1% of M/I Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of M/I Homes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Everus and M/I Homes, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Everus	0	2	2	0	2.50
M/I Homes	0	0	1	1	3.50

Everus presently has a consensus price target of $71.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.35%. M/I Homes has a consensus price target of $197.50, suggesting a potential upside of 58.99%. Given M/I Homes’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe M/I Homes is more favorable than Everus.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Everus and M/I Homes”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Everus	$2.73 billion	1.21	$137.23 million	N/A	N/A
M/I Homes	$4.27 billion	0.81	$465.36 million	$18.66	6.66

M/I Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Everus.

Summary

M/I Homes beats Everus on 10 of the 12 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 M/I Homes

M/I Homes, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the construction and sale of single-family residential homes in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, and Tennessee. The company operates through Northern Homebuilding, Southern Homebuilding, and Financial Services segments. It also designs, constructs, markets, and sells single-family homes and attached townhomes to first-time, millennial, move-up, empty-nester, multi-generational, and luxury homebuyers under the M/I Homes brand name. In addition, the company purchases undeveloped land to develop into developed lots for the construction of single-family homes, as well as for sale to others. Further, the company originates and sells mortgages; and serves as a title insurance agent by providing title insurance policies, examination, and closing services to purchasers of its homes. M/I Homes, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.