Lennar (NYSE:LEN.B) vs. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (NYSE:LOMA) Head-To-Head Contrast

Lennar (NYSE:LEN.B) and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (NYSE:LOMA) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Lennar and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lennar	7.72%	11.09%	7.34%
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	9.63%	7.88%	4.44%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Lennar and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lennar	0	0	0	0	0.00
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	0	1	4	0	2.80

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has a consensus price target of $14.80, suggesting a potential upside of 95.25%. Given Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina is more favorable than Lennar.

Volatility and Risk

Lennar has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.3% of Lennar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Lennar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lennar and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lennar	$35.44 billion	0.88	$3.93 billion	$12.09	9.93
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	$767.70 million	1.15	$169.19 million	$0.55	13.78

Lennar has higher revenue and earnings than Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina. Lennar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

About Lennar

Lennar Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a homebuilder primarily under the Lennar brand in the United States. It operates through Homebuilding East, Homebuilding Central, Homebuilding Texas, Homebuilding West, Financial Services, Multifamily, and Lennar Other segments. The company's homebuilding operations include the construction and sale of single-family attached and detached homes, as well as the purchase, development, and sale of residential land. It primarily sells single-family attached and detached homes in communities targeted to first-time, move-up, active adult, and luxury homebuyers. The company also offers residential mortgage financing, title insurance, and closing services for home buyers and others. In addition, it involves in the fund investment activity; and originates and sells into securitizations commercial mortgage loans. Further, the company develops, constructs, and manages multifamily rental properties. Lennar Corporation was founded in 1954 and is based in Miami, Florida.

About Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cement and its derivatives in Argentina. The company operates through Cement, Masonry Cement and Lime; Concrete; Railroad; Aggregates; and Others segments. It offers masonry cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, concrete, and lime to wholesale distributors, concrete producers, industrial customers, and others for use in the construction. The company also provides rail transportation services; and treats and recycles industrial waste for use as fuel and raw material. It markets its products under the Loma Negra, San Martín, Plasticor, Cacique Plus, Cacique Max, Loma Negra Plus, and Lomax brands. The company was founded in 1926 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is a subsidiary of Intercement Trading E Inversiones Argentina Sociedad Limitada.