Critical Analysis: Smith Douglas Homes (NYSE:SDHC) vs. Everus (NYSE:ECG)

Smith Douglas Homes (NYSE:SDHC) and Everus (NYSE:ECG) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Smith Douglas Homes and Everus”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Smith Douglas Homes	$764.63 million	1.58	$123.18 million	N/A	N/A
Everus	$2.85 billion	0.86	$137.23 million	N/A	N/A

Everus has higher revenue and earnings than Smith Douglas Homes.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Smith Douglas Homes and Everus, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smith Douglas Homes	1	4	0	0	1.80
Everus	0	2	2	0	2.50

Smith Douglas Homes presently has a consensus target price of $25.40, suggesting a potential upside of 8.13%. Everus has a consensus target price of $67.33, suggesting a potential upside of 39.72%. Given Everus’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Everus is more favorable than Smith Douglas Homes.

Profitability

This table compares Smith Douglas Homes and Everus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smith Douglas Homes	4.60%	21.01%	16.10%
Everus	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Everus beats Smith Douglas Homes on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Smith Douglas Homes

Smith Douglas Homes Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, construction, and sale of single-family homes in the southeastern United States. It also provides closing, escrow, and title insurance services. The company sells its products to entry-level and empty-nest homebuyers. Smith Douglas Homes Corp. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Woodstock, Georgia.

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.