Concrete Pumping (BBCP) Competitors

LGI Homes (NASDAQ:LGIH) and Concrete Pumping (NASDAQ:BBCP) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Is LGIH or BBCP more profitable?

LGI Homes has a net margin of 8.46% compared to Concrete Pumping's net margin of 3.57%. LGI Homes' return on equity of 9.49% beat Concrete Pumping's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LGI Homes	8.46%	9.49%	5.00%
Concrete Pumping	3.57%	5.33%	1.73%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LGIH or BBCP?

LGI Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Concrete Pumping. LGI Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Concrete Pumping, 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
LGI Homes	$2.20B	0.64	$196.07M	$7.75	7.79
Concrete Pumping	$401.50M	0.91	$16.21M	$0.22	31.77

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LGIH or BBCP?

84.9% of LGI Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.3% of LGI Homes shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.6% of Concrete Pumping shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer LGIH or BBCP?

In the previous week, LGI Homes had 3 more articles in the media than Concrete Pumping. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for LGI Homes and 2 mentions for Concrete Pumping. LGI Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Concrete Pumping's score of 0.42 indicating that LGI Homes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LGI Homes	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Concrete Pumping	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer LGIH or BBCP?

LGI Homes currently has a consensus price target of $93.33, suggesting a potential upside of 54.61%. Concrete Pumping has a consensus price target of $6.75, suggesting a potential downside of 3.43%. Given LGI Homes' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe LGI Homes is more favorable than Concrete Pumping.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LGI Homes	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Concrete Pumping	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk & volatility, LGIH or BBCP?

LGI Homes has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concrete Pumping has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

LGI Homes beats Concrete Pumping on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.