Big Technologies (BIG) Competitors

Costain Group (LON:COST) and Big Technologies (LON:BIG) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in COST or BIG?

44.7% of Costain Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of Big Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Costain Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.5% of Big Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, COST or BIG?

Costain Group has a beta of 2.64, indicating that its stock price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Big Technologies has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to COST or BIG?

In the previous week, Big Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than Costain Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Big Technologies and 2 mentions for Costain Group. Costain Group's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Big Technologies' score of 0.43 indicating that Costain Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Costain Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Big Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend COST or BIG?

Costain Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 105, suggesting a potential downside of 37.29%. Big Technologies has a consensus target price of GBX 80, suggesting a potential downside of 4.99%. Given Big Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Big Technologies is more favorable than Costain Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Costain Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Big Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is COST or BIG more profitable?

Big Technologies has a net margin of 23.01% compared to Costain Group's net margin of 2.33%. Costain Group's return on equity of 13.56% beat Big Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Costain Group	2.33%	13.56%	5.63%
Big Technologies	23.01%	9.67%	5.60%

Which has better valuation & earnings, COST or BIG?

Costain Group has higher revenue and earnings than Big Technologies. Costain Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Big Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Costain Group	£1.28B	0.35	£29.90M	£11.20	14.95
Big Technologies	£53.85M	4.44	£12.39M	£4.47	18.85

Summary

Costain Group beats Big Technologies on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.