Comparing Taylor Wimpey (OTCMKTS:TWODY) and Century Communities (NYSE:CCS)

Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) and Taylor Wimpey (OTCMKTS:TWODY) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Dividends

Century Communities pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Taylor Wimpey pays an annual dividend of $1.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Century Communities pays out 16.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Century Communities has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Century Communities	$4.16 billion	0.43	$333.82 million	$6.85	8.91
Taylor Wimpey	$4.37 billion	1.06	$433.99 million	N/A	N/A

Taylor Wimpey has higher revenue and earnings than Century Communities.

Risk and Volatility

Century Communities has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taylor Wimpey has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Century Communities and Taylor Wimpey, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Communities	0	5	0	1	2.33
Taylor Wimpey	1	3	0	1	2.20

Century Communities currently has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.25%. Given Century Communities’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Taylor Wimpey.

Profitability

This table compares Century Communities and Taylor Wimpey’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Communities	5.16%	9.36%	5.27%
Taylor Wimpey	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Century Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Century Communities beats Taylor Wimpey on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Taylor Wimpey

Taylor Wimpey plc operates as a homebuilder in the United Kingdom and Spain. It builds and delivers various homes and communities. Taylor Wimpey plc was incorporated in 1935 and is based in High Wycombe, the United Kingdom.