Keeping tabs on the competition Trading at less than half its sales, Beazer certainly looks cheap, though it's probably not much comfort that only Hovnanian, which last year was thought to be heading to bankruptcy, is the only other major homebuilder valued less by the market. Pulte Homes, for example, trades three times as high as Beazer, and Toll goes off at 75 times better than its peer. The brighter outlook is wafting Home Depot and Lowe's ( NYS: LOW ) higher, too, with the former hitting new 52-week highs. Price is what you pay But if this market is being held in place by shaky monetary policy, then its foundation will not bear the weight for very long, and the better valuations being experienced by those in the housing industry as well as businesses surrounding it will falter. Unfortunately, that's where I see we're headed, so I won't be betting on a real recovery anytime soon, regardless of how Beazer artificially inflates its stock price.