M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO) & Fenbo (NASDAQ:FEBO) Financial Comparison

M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO) and Fenbo (NASDAQ:FEBO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for M/I Homes and Fenbo, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M/I Homes	0	3	2	2	2.86
Fenbo	1	0	0	0	1.00

M/I Homes currently has a consensus target price of $164.25, suggesting a potential upside of 9.31%. Given M/I Homes’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe M/I Homes is more favorable than Fenbo.

Profitability

This table compares M/I Homes and Fenbo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M/I Homes	7.44%	11.53%	7.65%
Fenbo	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.1% of M/I Homes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Fenbo shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of M/I Homes shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares M/I Homes and Fenbo”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
M/I Homes	$4.42 billion	0.86	$402.94 million	$11.88	12.65
Fenbo	$10.90 million	0.81	-$1.37 million	N/A	N/A

M/I Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Fenbo.

Risk and Volatility

M/I Homes has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fenbo has a beta of -1.63, meaning that its share price is 263% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

M/I Homes beats Fenbo on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About M/I Homes

M/I Homes, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the construction and sale of single-family residential homes in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, and Tennessee. The company operates through Northern Homebuilding, Southern Homebuilding, and Financial Services segments. It also designs, constructs, markets, and sells single-family homes and attached townhomes to first-time, millennial, move-up, empty-nester, multi-generational, and luxury homebuyers under the M/I Homes brand name. In addition, the company purchases undeveloped land to develop into developed lots for the construction of single-family homes, as well as for sale to others. Further, the company originates and sells mortgages; and serves as a title insurance agent by providing title insurance policies, examination, and closing services to purchasers of its homes. M/I Homes, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

About Fenbo

Fenbo Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells personal care electric appliances and toys products. The company offers curling wands and irons, flat irons and hair straighteners, hair dryers, trimmers, nail polishers, pet shampoo brushes, eyebrow pliers, etc. It serves customers in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and internationally. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. Fenbo Holdings Limited operates as a subsidiary of Luxury Max Investments Limited.