The GEO Group, Inc. vs M/I HOMES, INC., two Homebuilders stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where GEO and MHO diverge most: on implied growth (priced in), GEO reads +18.0% and MHO reads -4.1%; on revenue growth, GEO reads +12.8% and MHO reads -1.7%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's GEO price has a different growth bar priced in than MHO (+18.0% implied for GEO vs -4.1% for MHO); the higher figure is the steeper assumption to clear, not a better or worse stock. What GEO's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What MHO's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | GEO | MHO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $30.47 | $147.40 |
| Market cap | $4.1B | $3.9B |
| Sector | Homebuilders | Homebuilders |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +18.0% | -4.1% |
| P/E | 15.5 | 11.1 |
| P/B | 2.73 | 1.23 |
| P/S | 1.50 | 0.90 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.3 | 8.6 |
| Revenue growth | +12.8% | -1.7% |
| Operating margin | 12.7% | 9.3% |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 8.2% |
| Return on equity | 18.2% | 11.3% |
| Return on assets | 7.2% | 7.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.3% | 11.2% |
| FCF yield | -0.8% | 5.1% |
| Debt / equity | 1.06 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.75 | — |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.01 | 3.42 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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