Head-To-Head Survey: Cavco Industries (CVCO) and Its Rivals

Cavco Industries (NASDAQ:CVCO) is one of 150 public companies in the “Household Durables” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Cavco Industries to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Cavco Industries has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cavco Industries’ peers have a beta of 1.77, indicating that their average share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Cavco Industries and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cavco Industries	7.68%	16.60%	12.05%
Cavco Industries Competitors	-2.57%	-17.07%	1.23%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.6% of Cavco Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Cavco Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cavco Industries and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cavco Industries	$2.24 billion	$190.55 million	28.23
Cavco Industries Competitors	$5.27 billion	$310.98 million	9.15

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Cavco Industries and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cavco Industries	0	2	4	1	2.86
Cavco Industries Competitors	1815	7448	8170	317	2.39

Cavco Industries currently has a consensus price target of $695.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.30%. As a group, “Household Durables” companies have a potential upside of 42.42%. Given Cavco Industries’ peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cavco Industries has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Cavco Industries beats its peers on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Cavco Industries Company Profile

Cavco Industries, Inc. designs and manufactures factory-built housing, including manufactured and modular homes, park model recreational vehicles, and related structures. Its homes are sold under a range of brand names and are designed for uses that include permanent residences, vacation homes, and workforce housing. Founded in 1965 and headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Cavco serves customers across the United States through a network of independent retailers, company-owned retail locations, and other housing channels.