Concrete Pumping (BBCP) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer BBCP or LGIH?

In the previous week, Concrete Pumping had 18 more articles in the media than LGI Homes. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Concrete Pumping and 16 mentions for LGI Homes. LGI Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Concrete Pumping's score of 0.19 indicating that LGI Homes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Concrete Pumping	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
LGI Homes	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BBCP or LGIH more profitable?

LGI Homes has a net margin of 8.75% compared to Concrete Pumping's net margin of 3.81%. LGI Homes' return on equity of 10.32% beat Concrete Pumping's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Concrete Pumping	3.81%	6.19%	2.17%
LGI Homes	8.75%	10.32%	5.46%

Which has better valuation and earnings, BBCP or LGIH?

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
Concrete Pumping	$401.50M	0.81	$16.21M	$0.22	27.86
LGI Homes	$2.16B	0.57	$199.23M	$7.75	6.78

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BBCP or LGIH?

LGI Homes received 302 more outperform votes than Concrete Pumping when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.44% of users gave LGI Homes an outperform vote while only 56.50% of users gave Concrete Pumping an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Concrete Pumping	Outperform Votes 126 56.50%	Underperform Votes 97 43.50%
LGI Homes	Outperform Votes 428 59.44%	Underperform Votes 292 40.56%

Do analysts rate BBCP or LGIH?

Concrete Pumping presently has a consensus target price of $6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 10.11%. LGI Homes has a consensus target price of $104.33, suggesting a potential upside of 98.58%. Given LGI Homes' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LGI Homes is more favorable than Concrete Pumping.

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

Which has more volatility and risk, BBCP or LGIH?

Concrete Pumping has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LGI Homes has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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

Summary

LGI Homes beats Concrete Pumping on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.