Analyzing Taylor Wimpey (OTCMKTS:TWODY) & Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI)

Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) and Taylor Wimpey (OTCMKTS:TWODY) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Comstock Holding Companies and Taylor Wimpey”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Comstock Holding Companies	$51.29 million	3.05	$14.56 million	$1.51	10.29
Taylor Wimpey	$4.37 billion	1.08	$433.99 million	N/A	N/A

Taylor Wimpey has higher revenue and earnings than Comstock Holding Companies.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Comstock Holding Companies and Taylor Wimpey, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comstock Holding Companies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Taylor Wimpey	1	2	0	1	2.25

Profitability

This table compares Comstock Holding Companies and Taylor Wimpey’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comstock Holding Companies	28.35%	30.98%	25.69%
Taylor Wimpey	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.5% of Comstock Holding Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 36.2% of Comstock Holding Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Comstock Holding Companies has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taylor Wimpey has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Comstock Holding Companies beats Taylor Wimpey on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Comstock Holding Companies

Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. operates as a real estate asset manager, developer, and operator of mixed-use and transit-oriented properties in the Washington, D.C. region. The company acquires, develops, operates, and sells residential, commercial, and mixed-use properties. It also provides various asset and property management, development and construction management, and other real estate services to its asset-owning clients, which include primarily of institutional real estate investors, high net worth family offices, and governmental bodies. The company was formerly known as Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. in June 2012. Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

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.