Techprecision (TPCS) Competitors

Techprecision (NASDAQ:TPCS) and Babcock (NYSE:BW) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Is TPCS or BW more profitable?

Babcock has a net margin of -7.89% compared to Techprecision's net margin of -24.07%. Babcock's return on equity of 0.00% beat Techprecision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Techprecision	-24.07%	-97.70%	-23.19%
Babcock	-7.89%	N/A	-7.84%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TPCS or BW?

15.5% of Techprecision shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Babcock shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of Techprecision shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Babcock shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TPCS or BW?

Techprecision has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Babcock. Techprecision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Babcock, 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
Techprecision	$31.59M	1.28	-$7.04M	-$0.89	-4.65
Babcock	$734.24M	0.14	-$59.92M	-$0.83	-1.25

Does the media refer more to TPCS or BW?

In the previous week, Babcock had 1 more articles in the media than Techprecision. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Babcock and 1 mentions for Techprecision. Techprecision's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Babcock's score of 0.55 indicating that Techprecision is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Techprecision	Positive
Babcock	Positive

Do analysts rate TPCS or BW?

Babcock has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 189.86%. Given Babcock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Babcock is more favorable than Techprecision.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Techprecision	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Babcock	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, TPCS or BW?

Techprecision has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Babcock has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Babcock beats Techprecision on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.