Contrasting Vistry Group (OTCMKTS:BVHMF) and M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO)

M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO) and Vistry Group (OTCMKTS:BVHMF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.1% of M/I Homes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.2% of Vistry Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of M/I Homes shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares M/I Homes and Vistry Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M/I Homes	7.44%	11.53%	7.65%
Vistry Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M/I Homes	0	3	2	2	2.86
Vistry Group	1	1	2	0	2.25

M/I Homes presently has a consensus target price of $164.25, indicating a potential upside of 8.05%. Given M/I Homes’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe M/I Homes is more favorable than Vistry Group.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares M/I Homes and Vistry Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
M/I Homes	$4.42 billion	0.87	$402.94 million	$11.88	12.80
Vistry Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

M/I Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Vistry Group.

Summary

M/I Homes beats Vistry Group on 9 of the 9 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 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.