Critical Comparison: Vistry Group (OTCMKTS:BVHMF) and Century Communities (NYSE:CCS)

Vistry Group (OTCMKTS:BVHMF) and Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

54.2% of Vistry Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of Century Communities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Vistry Group and Century Communities, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vistry Group	1	1	2	0	2.25
Century Communities	2	2	2	1	2.29

Century Communities has a consensus target price of $67.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.91%. Given Century Communities’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Vistry Group.

Profitability

This table compares Vistry Group and Century Communities’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vistry Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Century Communities	3.41%	6.06%	3.39%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Vistry Group and Century Communities”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vistry Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Century Communities	$4.12 billion	0.49	$147.60 million	$4.56	15.62

Century Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Vistry Group.

Summary

Century Communities beats Vistry Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vistry Group

Vistry Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a builder of homes in the United Kingdom. The company offers two-bed to four and five-bed family homes. It owns a land bank of 40,218 plots. The company was formerly known as Bovis Homes Group PLC and changed its name to Vistry Group PLC in January 2020. Vistry Group PLC was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in West Malling, the United Kingdom.

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.