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Best Construction Stocks to Buy Now (2024)

Top construction stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best construction stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the residential construction industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best construction stocks to buy right now are:

Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) is the top construction stock with a Zen Score of 48, which is 10 points higher than the construction industry average of 38. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Meritage Homes has seen its stock return 18.92% over the past year, underperforming other construction stocks by -13 percentage points.

Meritage Homes has an average 1 year price target of $161.00, an upside of 5.87% from Meritage Homes's current stock price of $152.07.

Meritage Homes stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Meritage Homes, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 33.33% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Taylor Morrison Home (NYSE:TMHC) is the second best construction stock with a Zen Score of 47, which is 9 points higher than the construction industry average of 38. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Taylor Morrison Home has seen its stock return 37.94% over the past year, overperforming other construction stocks by 6 percentage points.

Taylor Morrison Home has an average 1 year price target of $56.00, an upside of 1.73% from Taylor Morrison Home's current stock price of $55.05.

Taylor Morrison Home stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Taylor Morrison Home, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 40% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Cavco Industries (NASDAQ:CVCO) is the third best construction stock with a Zen Score of 45, which is 7 points higher than the construction industry average of 38. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cavco Industries has seen its stock return 16.14% over the past year, underperforming other construction stocks by -15 percentage points.

Cavco Industries has an average 1 year price target of $380.00, an upside of 5.7% from Cavco Industries's current stock price of $359.52.

Cavco Industries stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Cavco Industries, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 8 construction stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 construction stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Installed Building Products (NYSE:IBP) has an annual dividend yield of 1.32%, which is the same as the construction industry average of 1%.

Installed Building Products's dividend payout ratio of 25.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Kb Home (NYSE:KBH) has an annual dividend yield of 1.2%, which is the same as the construction industry average of 1%. Kb Home's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Kb Home's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kb Home's dividend payout ratio of 9.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) has an annual dividend yield of 1.19%, which is the same as the construction industry average of 1%.

Century Communities's dividend payout ratio of 11.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Construction stocks were up 1.52% in the last day, and down -0.12% over the last week.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued construction stocks right now are:

Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) is the most undervalued construction stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Century Communities has a valuation score of 71, which is 19 points higher than the construction industry average of 52. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Century Communities's stock has gained 19.73% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the construction industry by -12 percentage points.

Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) is the second most undervalued construction stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Hovnanian Enterprises has a valuation score of 71, which is 19 points higher than the construction industry average of 52. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Hovnanian Enterprises's stock has gained 90.82% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the construction industry by 59 percentage points.

Beazer Homes Usa (NYSE:BZH) is the third most undervalued construction stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Beazer Homes Usa has a valuation score of 71, which is 19 points higher than the construction industry average of 52. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Beazer Homes Usa's stock has gained 53.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the construction industry by 22 percentage points.