Both in Construction

Construction Partners vs Meritage Homes

Over the past year ROAD returned −11.4% and MTH returned +12.2%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.44.

ROAD −11.4% MTH +12.2%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricROADMTH
Price$99.24$73.29
Market cap$5.63B$4.72B
Today+3.06%+9.26%
1 month+5.7%+16.7%
6 months−26.5%+13.0%
Year to date−8.6%+11.4%
1 year−12.8%+11.4%
Revenue growth (YoY)+28.2%−17.4%
Gross margin16.8%17.4%
Net margin6.0%5.8%
P/E (TTM)39.5×15.9×
Price / sales1.6×0.9×
Net cash-$1.69B-$1.17B
Dividend yield—2.62%
Volatility (60d)46.5%43.9%
Short % of float7.8%8.1%
Next earnings——

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).