Big Technologies (BIG) Competitors

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

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

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

Is BIG or COST 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
Big Technologies	23.01%	9.67%	5.60%
Costain Group	2.33%	13.56%	5.63%

Which has better earnings and valuation, BIG or COST?

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
Big Technologies	£53.85M	4.72	£12.39M	£4.47	20.02
Costain Group	£1.28B	0.31	£29.90M	£11.20	13.24

Does the media favor BIG or COST?

In the previous week, Big Technologies had 8 more articles in the media than Costain Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Big Technologies and 3 mentions for Costain Group. Costain Group's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Big Technologies' score of 0.53 indicating that Costain Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Big Technologies	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Costain Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate BIG or COST?

Big Technologies currently has a consensus price target of GBX 80, suggesting a potential downside of 10.51%. Costain Group has a consensus price target of GBX 105, suggesting a potential downside of 29.23%. Given Big Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Big Technologies is more favorable than Costain Group.

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

Which has more volatility & risk, BIG or COST?

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

Summary

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