Brookfield Business Partners (BBU) Competitors

Installed Building Products (NYSE:IBP) and Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE:BBU) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer IBP or BBU?

Installed Building Products presently has a consensus price target of $217.36, indicating a potential downside of 20.47%. Brookfield Business Partners has a consensus price target of $32.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.01%. Given Brookfield Business Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Business Partners is more favorable than Installed Building Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Installed Building Products	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Brookfield Business Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IBP or BBU?

99.6% of Installed Building Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Brookfield Business Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of Installed Building Products shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is IBP or BBU more profitable?

Installed Building Products has a net margin of 8.45% compared to Brookfield Business Partners' net margin of 3.38%. Installed Building Products' return on equity of 60.27% beat Brookfield Business Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Installed Building Products	8.45%	60.27%	13.91%
Brookfield Business Partners	3.38%	6.37%	1.33%

Which has more risk & volatility, IBP or BBU?

Installed Building Products has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Business Partners has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, IBP or BBU?

Installed Building Products has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookfield Business Partners. Brookfield Business Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Installed Building Products, 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
Installed Building Products	$2.94B	2.54	$256.60M	$8.99	30.40
Brookfield Business Partners	$40.62B	0.06	-$37M	-$0.13	-213.66

Does the media favor IBP or BBU?

In the previous week, Installed Building Products had 18 more articles in the media than Brookfield Business Partners. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Installed Building Products and 3 mentions for Brookfield Business Partners. Installed Building Products' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Brookfield Business Partners' score of 0.90 indicating that Installed Building Products is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Installed Building Products	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield Business Partners	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IBP or BBU a better dividend stock?

Installed Building Products pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Brookfield Business Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Installed Building Products pays out 16.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Business Partners pays out -192.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Brookfield Business Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Installed Building Products beats Brookfield Business Partners on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.