B Communications (BCOM) Competitors

B Communications (NASDAQ:BCOM) and Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BCOM or MSEX?

Middlesex Water has lower revenue, but higher earnings than B Communications.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
B Communications	$2.58B	0.11	-$247M	N/A	N/A
Middlesex Water	$195.83M	5.00	$44.35M	$2.42	22.45

Is BCOM or MSEX more profitable?

Middlesex Water has a net margin of 22.15% compared to B Communications' net margin of 5.64%. Middlesex Water's return on equity of 9.67% beat B Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
B Communications	5.64%	-461.79%	3.08%
Middlesex Water	22.15%	9.67%	3.42%

Do analysts prefer BCOM or MSEX?

Middlesex Water has a consensus target price of $61.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.30%. Given Middlesex Water's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Middlesex Water is more favorable than B Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Middlesex Water	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BCOM or MSEX?

0.9% of B Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of Middlesex Water shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Middlesex Water shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor BCOM or MSEX?

In the previous week, Middlesex Water had 3 more articles in the media than B Communications. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Middlesex Water and 0 mentions for B Communications. Middlesex Water's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat B Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that Middlesex Water is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
B Communications	Neutral
Middlesex Water	Very Positive

Is BCOM or MSEX a better dividend stock?

B Communications pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Middlesex Water pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Middlesex Water pays out 56.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Middlesex Water has increased its dividend for 52 consecutive years. Middlesex Water is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BCOM or MSEX?

B Communications has a beta of 2.08, indicating that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middlesex Water has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Middlesex Water beats B Communications on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.