Southland (SLND) Competitors

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

Is SLND or BBCP more profitable?

Concrete Pumping has a net margin of 3.57% compared to Southland's net margin of -10.38%. Concrete Pumping's return on equity of 5.33% beat Southland's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Southland	-10.38%	-47.71%	-8.75%
Concrete Pumping	3.57%	5.33%	1.73%

Does the media refer more to SLND or BBCP?

In the previous week, Concrete Pumping had 6 more articles in the media than Southland. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Concrete Pumping and 0 mentions for Southland. Concrete Pumping's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Southland's score of 0.00 indicating that Concrete Pumping is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Southland	Neutral
Concrete Pumping	Neutral

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

2.8% of Southland shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are owned by institutional investors. 79.0% of Southland 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, SLND or BBCP?

Southland has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concrete Pumping has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SLND or BBCP?

Southland presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.94%. Concrete Pumping has a consensus price target of $6.75, indicating a potential downside of 0.30%. Given Southland's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Southland is more favorable than Concrete Pumping.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Southland	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Concrete Pumping	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has better valuation and earnings, SLND or BBCP?

Concrete Pumping has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Southland. Southland 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
Southland	$895.44M	0.24	-$19.25M	-$1.50	-2.68
Concrete Pumping	$425.87M	0.83	$16.21M	$0.22	30.77

Summary

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