Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. CCS scored 73.0, BEKE scored 76.0 — BEKE leads.
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CCS
Century Communities, Inc.
Real Estate - Development · Financial strength
74.1Fin
$55.53 · $1.6B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
17.9
CCS leads
BEKE
KE Holdings Inc.
Real Estate Services · Financial strength
56.2Fin
$17.45 · $19.2B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthBEKE+1.2%
Strongest balance sheetBEKE0.22
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Fundamentals, head-to-head
CCS
BEKE
2.3%B
Yield
1.6%C+
-8.9%D
Rev
+1.2%C
0.66A-
D/E
0.22A
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
CCSCentury Communities, Inc.
Real Estate - Development · $55.53 · beta 1.28
Why now
Real Estate - Development · market cap $1.6b. Down 27% from 52-week high of $76.00 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue -9% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating.
Moat
Moat signals from the quantitative card are modest — profitability and capital efficiency are middle-of-pack. The thesis here depends on softer factors (switching costs, brand, distribution, regulatory protection) not captured by the quality-growth screen.
Risk
Revenue contracting -9% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line. Net margin 3.4% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first. ROE 5% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
BEKEKE Holdings Inc.
Real Estate Services · $17.45 · beta -0.26
Why now
Real Estate Services · market cap $19.2b. 12% off the 52-week high of $19.88. PEG 0.42 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 20 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $23.92 (implying +37% upside).
Moat
Moat signals from the quantitative card are modest — profitability and capital efficiency are middle-of-pack. The thesis here depends on softer factors (switching costs, brand, distribution, regulatory protection) not captured by the quality-growth screen.
Risk
ROE 7% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Common questions
Is BEKE or CCS the better stock?
BEKE scores higher: BEKE 76.0, CCS 73.0 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
How are BEKE and CCS scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.