Legacy Housing (LEGH) vs. Its Peers Financial Analysis

Legacy Housing (NASDAQ:LEGH) is one of 150 publicly-traded companies in the “Household Durables” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Legacy Housing to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Legacy Housing and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Legacy Housing	0	2	1	0	2.33
Legacy Housing Competitors	1819	7455	8180	317	2.39

Legacy Housing currently has a consensus price target of $27.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.85%. As a group, “Household Durables” companies have a potential upside of 44.84%. Given Legacy Housing’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Legacy Housing has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility & Risk

Legacy Housing has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Legacy Housing’s rivals have a beta of 1.77, meaning that their average stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Legacy Housing and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Legacy Housing	30.06%	11.34%	10.35%
Legacy Housing Competitors	-2.55%	-17.08%	1.25%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Legacy Housing and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Legacy Housing	$164.57 million	$41.81 million	10.63
Legacy Housing Competitors	$5.27 billion	$310.98 million	8.81

Legacy Housing’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Legacy Housing. Legacy Housing is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.3% of Legacy Housing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are owned by institutional investors. 12.7% of Legacy Housing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Legacy Housing rivals beat Legacy Housing on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Legacy Housing Company Profile

Legacy Housing Corporation manufactures and sells affordable manufactured homes. Its product offerings include single-section and multi-section homes designed for residential use, as well as park-model homes. The company sells homes through a network that includes independent retailers and manufactured-home community operators, and it also works with developers on housing projects. Legacy’s operations are based in Texas, and its homes serve customers in multiple U.S. markets. Founded in 2005, Legacy Housing is headquartered in Bedford, Texas.