TechPrecision (TPCS) Competitors

TechPrecision (NASDAQ:TPCS) and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (NYSE:BW) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TPCS or BW?

15.5% of TechPrecision shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of TechPrecision shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to TPCS or BW?

In the previous week, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises had 6 more articles in the media than TechPrecision. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises and 2 mentions for TechPrecision. TechPrecision's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' score of 0.86 indicating that TechPrecision is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TechPrecision	Positive
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TPCS or BW?

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises received 315 more outperform votes than TechPrecision when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.22% of users gave TechPrecision an outperform vote while only 52.77% of users gave Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TechPrecision	Outperform Votes 56 62.22%	Underperform Votes 34 37.78%
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises	Outperform Votes 371 52.77%	Underperform Votes 332 47.23%

Do analysts prefer TPCS or BW?

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises has a consensus target price of $2.67, indicating a potential upside of 119.48%. Given Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 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 & Wilcox Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk and volatility, 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 & Wilcox Enterprises has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TPCS or BW?

TechPrecision has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises. TechPrecision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, 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	$33.15M	1.01	-$7.04M	-$0.89	-3.84
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises	$734.24M	0.16	-$197.21M	-$0.83	-1.46

Is TPCS or BW more profitable?

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises has a net margin of -6.77% compared to TechPrecision's net margin of -24.25%. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' return on equity of 0.00% beat TechPrecision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TechPrecision	-24.25%	-86.04%	-22.36%
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises	-6.77%	N/A	-5.09%

Summary

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises beats TechPrecision on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.