Brookfield Business Partners (BBU) Competitors $23.79 -0.36 (-1.47%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.86 +0.07 (+0.28%) As of 08/1/2025 04:47 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BBU vs. IESC, TMHC, ROAD, IBP, ECG, GRBK, DFH, CCS, LMB, and LGIHShould you be buying Brookfield Business Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brookfield Business Partners include IES (IESC), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), Construction Partners (ROAD), Installed Building Products (IBP), Everus Construction Group (ECG), Green Brick Partners (GRBK), Dream Finders Homes (DFH), Century Communities (CCS), Limbach (LMB), and LGI Homes (LGIH). These companies are all part of the "construction" industry. Brookfield Business Partners vs. Its Competitors IES Taylor Morrison Home Construction Partners Installed Building Products Everus Construction Group Green Brick Partners Dream Finders Homes Century Communities Limbach LGI Homes Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE:BBU) and IES (NASDAQ:IESC) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BBU or IESC? 85.0% of Brookfield Business Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of IES shares are held by institutional investors. 56.8% of IES shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer BBU or IESC? In the previous week, IES had 3 more articles in the media than Brookfield Business Partners. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for IES and 9 mentions for Brookfield Business Partners. IES's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Brookfield Business Partners' score of 0.29 indicating that IES is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brookfield Business Partners 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral IES 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer BBU or IESC? Brookfield Business Partners currently has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.49%. Given Brookfield Business Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Brookfield Business Partners is more favorable than IES.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brookfield Business Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00IES 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk and volatility, BBU or IESC? Brookfield Business Partners has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IES has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, BBU or IESC? IES has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brookfield Business Partners. Brookfield Business Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IES, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrookfield Business Partners$35.35B0.06-$37M-$0.34-69.98IES$2.88B2.41$201.98M$11.9529.32 Is BBU or IESC more profitable? IES has a net margin of 7.76% compared to Brookfield Business Partners' net margin of 2.68%. IES's return on equity of 36.49% beat Brookfield Business Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brookfield Business Partners2.68% 5.68% 1.21% IES 7.76%36.49%18.41% SummaryIES beats Brookfield Business Partners on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Brookfield Business Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BBU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BBU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BBU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBrookfield Business PartnersBUSINESS SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.13B$5.95B$14.79B$20.63BDividend Yield1.02%3.12%2.81%3.67%P/E Ratio-69.9824.4124.3329.01Price / Sales0.061.8360.9666.03Price / Cash0.4415.6526.9422.82Price / Book0.115.045.084.43Net Income-$37M$155.75M$196.77M$993.74M7 Day Performance-7.22%-4.86%-4.31%-3.39%1 Month Performance-9.08%-1.42%-1.18%-2.10%1 Year Performance18.79%46.23%28.86%10.09% Brookfield Business Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BBUBrookfield Business Partners3.5315 of 5 stars$23.79-1.5%$32.00+34.5%+14.7%$2.13B$35.35B-69.9872,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementGap UpIESCIES2.5343 of 5 stars$351.92-1.6%N/A+142.3%$6.99B$3.13B29.459,485News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportTMHCTaylor Morrison Home3.0136 of 5 stars$60.64-0.2%$76.88+26.8%-5.4%$6.09B$8.40B7.003,000ROADConstruction Partners2.6309 of 5 stars$102.14-3.1%$91.00-10.9%+60.6%$5.72B$1.82B87.304,920Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownIBPInstalled Building Products3.3043 of 5 stars$206.33+0.9%$212.45+3.0%-12.4%$5.70B$2.94B23.5310,800Upcoming EarningsECGEverus Construction Group0.5622 of 5 stars$72.42-1.5%$73.67+1.7%N/A$3.69B$2.85B0.008,700Positive NewsGRBKGreen Brick Partners1.5484 of 5 stars$66.82+1.0%$66.00-1.2%-12.5%$2.93B$2.15B8.68550News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDFHDream Finders Homes0.8357 of 5 stars$27.40-0.3%N/AN/A$2.56B$4.45B8.201,686News CoverageNegative NewsEarnings ReportCCSCentury Communities4.6226 of 5 stars$59.26-0.6%$85.00+43.4%-42.9%$1.81B$4.31B7.241,873News CoverageAnalyst RevisionLMBLimbach1.4325 of 5 stars$135.64+1.3%$133.00-1.9%+124.1%$1.58B$532.91M48.621,400Upcoming EarningsLGIHLGI Homes3.295 of 5 stars$56.89-1.2%$93.33+64.1%-50.9%$1.33B$2.16B7.341,170Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IESC Competitors TMHC Competitors ROAD Competitors IBP Competitors ECG Competitors GRBK Competitors DFH Competitors CCS Competitors LMB Competitors LGIH Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BBU) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | SponsoredMarket Crash Warning: How to Protect Your Wealth Before August 12thChina tariffs hit August 12—and experts warn a market meltdown may follow. 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