Head to Head Comparison: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (NYSE:LOMA) and M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO)

M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO) and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (NYSE:LOMA) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares M/I Homes and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M/I Homes	10.56%	15.72%	10.26%
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	5.67%	4.40%	2.46%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.1% of M/I Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of M/I Homes shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

M/I Homes has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for M/I Homes and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M/I Homes	0	2	1	2	3.00
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	0	1	4	0	2.80

M/I Homes currently has a consensus price target of $155.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.54%. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has a consensus price target of $14.80, indicating a potential upside of 30.63%. Given Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina is more favorable than M/I Homes.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares M/I Homes and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
M/I Homes	$4.48 billion	0.73	$563.72 million	$17.03	7.31
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	$767.70 million	1.72	$169.19 million	$0.31	36.55

M/I Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina. M/I Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

M/I Homes beats Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cement and its derivatives in Argentina. The company operates through Cement, Masonry Cement and Lime; Concrete; Railroad; Aggregates; and Others segments. It offers masonry cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, concrete, and lime to wholesale distributors, concrete producers, industrial customers, and others for use in the construction. The company also provides rail transportation services; and treats and recycles industrial waste for use as fuel and raw material. It markets its products under the Loma Negra, San Martín, Plasticor, Cacique Plus, Cacique Max, Loma Negra Plus, and Lomax brands. The company was founded in 1926 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is a subsidiary of Intercement Trading E Inversiones Argentina Sociedad Limitada.