Concrete Pumping (BBCP) Competitors

Smith Douglas Homes (NYSE:SDHC) and Concrete Pumping (NASDAQ:BBCP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Is SDHC or BBCP more profitable?

Smith Douglas Homes has a net margin of 4.60% compared to Concrete Pumping's net margin of 3.81%. Smith Douglas Homes' return on equity of 21.01% beat Concrete Pumping's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smith Douglas Homes	4.60%	21.01%	16.10%
Concrete Pumping	3.81%	6.19%	2.17%

Does the media prefer SDHC or BBCP?

In the previous week, Smith Douglas Homes had 4 more articles in the media than Concrete Pumping. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Smith Douglas Homes and 1 mentions for Concrete Pumping. Smith Douglas Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Concrete Pumping's score of 0.94 indicating that Smith Douglas Homes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Smith Douglas Homes	Positive
Concrete Pumping	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, SDHC or BBCP?

Smith Douglas Homes has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concrete Pumping has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SDHC or BBCP?

Smith Douglas Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Concrete Pumping. Smith Douglas 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
Smith Douglas Homes	$975.46M	1.02	$123.18M	$1.76	10.98
Concrete Pumping	$414.61M	0.77	$16.21M	$0.28	21.43

Do analysts prefer SDHC or BBCP?

Smith Douglas Homes currently has a consensus price target of $24.60, indicating a potential upside of 27.26%. Concrete Pumping has a consensus price target of $7.44, indicating a potential upside of 23.96%. Given Smith Douglas Homes' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Smith Douglas Homes is more favorable than Concrete Pumping.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smith Douglas Homes	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Concrete Pumping	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SDHC or BBCP?

Concrete Pumping received 124 more outperform votes than Smith Douglas Homes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.56% of users gave Concrete Pumping an outperform vote while only 4.17% of users gave Smith Douglas Homes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Smith Douglas Homes	Outperform Votes 1 4.17%	Underperform Votes 23 95.83%
Concrete Pumping	Outperform Votes 125 56.56%	Underperform Votes 96 43.44%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SDHC or BBCP?

34.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.6% of Concrete Pumping shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Smith Douglas Homes beats Concrete Pumping on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.