Contrasting NVR (NYSE:NVR) & Everus (NYSE:ECG)

Everus (NYSE:ECG) and NVR (NYSE:NVR) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Everus and NVR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Everus	N/A	N/A	N/A
NVR	16.51%	38.20%	25.11%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Everus and NVR”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Everus	$2.73 billion	1.29	$137.23 million	N/A	N/A
NVR	$10.13 billion	2.49	$1.59 billion	$489.16	16.81

NVR has higher revenue and earnings than Everus.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

83.7% of NVR shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of NVR shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Everus and NVR, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Everus	0	2	2	0	2.50
NVR	0	3	1	0	2.25

Everus presently has a consensus price target of $67.67, suggesting a potential downside of 1.65%. NVR has a consensus price target of $9,765.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.76%. Given NVR’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NVR is more favorable than Everus.

Summary

NVR beats Everus on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Everus

Everus Construction Group is providing a full spectrum of construction services through its electrical and mechanical and transmission and distribution specialty contracting services principally in United States. Its specialty contracting services are provided to utility, transportation, commercial, industrial, institutional, renewable and other customers. Everus Construction Group is based in BISMARCK, N.D.

About NVR

NVR, Inc. operates as a homebuilder in the United States. The company operates through, Homebuilding and Mortgage Banking segments. It engages in the construction and sale of single-family detached homes, townhomes, and condominium buildings under the Ryan Homes, NVHomes, and Heartland Homes names. The company markets its Ryan Homes products to first-time and first-time move-up buyers; and NVHomes and Heartland Homes products to move-up and luxury buyers. It also provides various mortgage related services to its homebuilding customers, as well as brokers title insurance; performs title searches in connection with mortgage loan closings; and sells mortgage loans to investors in the secondary markets on a servicing released basis. The company primarily serves in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C. NVR, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.