Comparing PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM) and SSGI (OTCMKTS:VICP)

SSGI (OTCMKTS:VICP) and PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

89.9% of PulteGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of SSGI shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of PulteGroup shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares SSGI and PulteGroup’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SSGI	N/A	N/A	N/A
PulteGroup	14.93%	19.58%	13.91%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SSGI and PulteGroup”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SSGI	N/A	N/A	-$1.18 million	($0.04)	-37.50
PulteGroup	$17.62 billion	1.41	$3.08 billion	$12.99	9.82

PulteGroup has higher revenue and earnings than SSGI. SSGI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PulteGroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

SSGI has a beta of 4.06, meaning that its share price is 306% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PulteGroup has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for SSGI and PulteGroup, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SSGI	0	0	0	0	0.00
PulteGroup	0	7	7	1	2.60

PulteGroup has a consensus target price of $133.67, indicating a potential upside of 4.77%. Given PulteGroup’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PulteGroup is more favorable than SSGI.

Summary

PulteGroup beats SSGI on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SSGI

Vicapsys Life Sciences, Inc. focuses on the development and commercialization of VICAPSYN, a proprietary product. The company’s product is applied to transplantation therapies and related stem-cell applications in the transplantation field. It also develops VYBRIN, a product based on CXCL12 for prevention of post-surgical adhesions in abdominal surgery, coating of implantable medical devices and other implants to eliminate fibrosis, and wound healing with a focus on diabetic ulcers. The company was formerly known as Phage Therapeutics International, Inc. and changed its name to Vicapsys Life Sciences, Inc. in September 2017. Vicapsys Life Sciences, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Suwanee, Georgia.

About PulteGroup

PulteGroup, Inc., through its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the homebuilding business in the United States. It acquires and develops land primarily for residential purposes; and constructs housing on such land. The company also offers various home designs, including single-family detached, townhomes, condominiums, and duplexes under the Centex, Pulte Homes, Del Webb, DiVosta Homes, John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, and American West brand names. In addition, the company arranges financing through the origination of mortgage loans primarily for homebuyers; sells the servicing rights for the originated loans; and provides title insurance policies, and examination and closing services to homebuyers. PulteGroup, Inc. was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.