Analyzing United Homes Group (UHG) and Its Peers

United Homes Group (NASDAQ:UHG) is one of 22 public companies in the “Operative builders” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare United Homes Group to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares United Homes Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United Homes Group	29.67%	-76.74%	33.69%
United Homes Group Competitors	11.24%	15.56%	11.88%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares United Homes Group and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
United Homes Group	$421.47 million	$125.06 million	-34.95
United Homes Group Competitors	$6.28 billion	$782.74 million	8.56

United Homes Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than United Homes Group. United Homes Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

United Homes Group has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Homes Group’s competitors have a beta of 2.70, meaning that their average stock price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

88.8% of United Homes Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.0% of shares of all “Operative builders” companies are owned by institutional investors. 85.3% of United Homes Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.6% of shares of all “Operative builders” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for United Homes Group and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United Homes Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
United Homes Group Competitors	314	1606	1521	39	2.37

As a group, “Operative builders” companies have a potential downside of 15.47%. Given United Homes Group’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe United Homes Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

United Homes Group competitors beat United Homes Group on 7 of the 10 factors compared.

United Homes Group Company Profile

United Homes Group, Inc., a land development and homebuilding company, designs, builds, and sells homes in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. It provides residential products, including entry-level attached and detached homes, first-time move up attached and detached homes, and second move-up detached homes. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Chapin, South Carolina.